One of three men accused in the 2024 mass shooting pleaded guilty to a weapons charge and received a two-year sentence.

After shootings in Columbus, suspects sometimes raise self-defense claims. Sometimes these claims are successful; sometimes they aren’t. The Dispatch spoke with a legal expert to figure out when ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — New details have emerged in the shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront that injured five men and one woman Saturday night. Matheus Cavalcante, 18, was charged with six ...

An earlier appellate decision said deadly force, like using a firearm or a knife, can be used to protect yourself against death, injury or assault, if the force is reasonable. Prosecutors fear the ...

Preslin Turner’s lawyer called his client’s actions a textbook case of self-defense. “This is what self-defense looks like in the real world,” Aaron Sontz told a jury Tuesday. “It’s not scripted. It’s ...

Fort Worth federal Judge Mark Pittman specifically named Benjamin Song as the person who nonfatally shot a police officer ...

Derrick Long's attorney said he acted in self-defense during the Riverfront Live shooting. Franeek Cobb's attorney has said he fired in self-defense.

At the beginning of class, Chijioke “Chi” Williams invites her trans self-defense students to “shake it out” and simply get moving. “There’s so many people with complicated relationships with their ...

Americans should be proud and confident when they look to the future. Barack Obama was sworn in as president today and whether one supported him or not during the campaign, he has earned and deserves ...

Gadsden State offers a free self-defense class for women 13 and older, focusing on confidence, awareness, and firearm safety.