Ajike "AJ" Owens' killer hasn't been arrested or charged by the Marion County Sheriff’s office because of "stand your ground," but the shooter shot Owens through a door.

News

Missouri’s stand your ground law removes the duty to retreat anywhere a person may legally be, even beyond one’s “castle."

Shawn Kemp's arrest and subsequent release from jail with charges dropped for an alleged drive-by shooting spotlights Washington state's self-defense laws. Videos from the shooting have gone viral.

Crime

A Louisiana store clerk who killed an armed robber was charged with manslaughter despite state law allowing deadly force in self-defense.

Defense attorneys ripped the conviction of a Black man who stood his ground in Georgia.

Marc Wilson was found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murder in a case centered on race.

Jury selection for the trial will officially begin on April 18.

Nation

Research over the past several years found that Stand Your Ground laws led to an increase in firearm homicides.

Senior Judge Michael L. Karpf issued a seven-page order for Wilson’s case to be rescheduled according to the usual procedures of the local court.

Opinion

Reasonable fear of blackness is accepted, but Black people’s genuine fear of severe bodily injury or death is often disregarded. 

William Marcus Wilson claims he shot in self-defense at a truck trying to run him off the road while yelling racial slurs at him.

William Marcius Wilson is accused of murder for what his lawyers say was a classic Stand Your Ground case of self-defense. The judge issued a gag order and continued a preliminary hearing over COVID-19 concerns.