GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man claimed he “feared for his life” after he was punched in the head, causing him to fatally shoot the alleged assailant in self-defense, court records show.

Bal's lawyers argue that prosecutors omitted information supporting a potential self-defense claim, specifically that Bal didn't recognize the officers as police. Prosecutors contend that self ...

The man accused of stabbing Tory Lanez at a California prison this month has said he believed the rapper wanted him dead and that he was only acting out of self-defense. Santino Casio, 42 ...

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Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez claims that he isn’t guilty of anything since he acted in self-defense, or at most he should be tried for involuntary manslaughter. But the state wants to charge him with ...

the Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments involving whether a man who killed a bystander during an altercation at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside can argue he acted in self defense. The appeal ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The man accused of shooting two people at a children’s dance recital was acting in self-defense and had previous run-ins with the man who died on Sunday, the defendant’s ...

Prosecutors argued Juwone Deaver (second from right) and Jemerious Davis overreacted to a perceived threat when they fired at friends arriving at their Fourth of July party last year. Defense ...

A martial arts school in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, not only teaches students self-defense, but defines the culture of the Philippines with one of its most celebrated fighting styles — kali.