Nation Jun 07 White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor arrested on manslaughter charges in Florida By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press
Nation May 09 Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek, sheriff says Sheriff's officials say a Louisiana man has been arrested on aggravated assault and battery charges after shooting at children playing hide and seek outside his home. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 24 Officials to investigate case involving homeowner shooting at car after wrong turn The couple whose car was fired on was making a grocery delivery when they turned into the wrong driveway. The shooter says he fired after the car ran over his foot. The couple denies that. By Terry Spencer, Associated Press
Nation Apr 23 Watch 6:06 ‘Stand your ground’ laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings In the space of one week in April, four young, unarmed Americans were shot over simple, everyday mistakes: pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car. These cases have reignited the debate over self-defense…
Nation Jan 04 Ohio Gov. DeWine signs gun rights bill eliminating duty to retreat The measure expands the so-called "stand your ground" right from an individual's house and car to any place a person lawfully has the right to be. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press
Jan 10 George Zimmerman arrested for aggravated assault with a weapon By Andrew Mach George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in 2013, was arrested Friday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch News Wrap: Zimmerman’s Bail Set at $150,000 in Trayvon Martin Case In other news Friday, a Florida judge set bail at $150,000 for George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman apologized to Martin's parents at a court hearing in Sanford, Fla. Also, a commercial airliner crashed… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Trayvon Martin Case: Will Zimmerman Face a Jury? George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer arrested in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, made his first appearance before a Florida judge Thursday. Judy Woodruff, Lynn Whitfield, city attorney for Hallandale Beach, Fla., and the University of Miami School of… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Zimmerman’s Murder Charge: Prosecution Must Prove ‘Depraved Mind’ A special prosecutor in Florida said Wednesday that she was charging George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a confrontation in late February, with second-degree murder. Jeffrey Brown discusses the legal reasoning behind… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Across U.S. How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Across U.S. Continue watching