The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly ...

Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez’s mistaken arrival at the wrong Indiana address Wednesday cost her her life. As the ...

How many people have to die before we take a hard look at the stand-your-ground defense in Texas? How long before the message gets out that this will-nilly shooting of people on your property is a bad ...

When faced with a threat, protecting yourself, your loved ones, and your property is probably an instinct. Trespassers and attackers aren’t friendly though, and they often choose to use dangerous ...

Many states across the U.S. have "Stand Your Ground" laws, which is legislation that removes the duty to retreat during a threatening confrontation and allows for the use of deadly force as ...

Florida was the first state to pass the contentious law in 2005 and it has since expanded Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In June 2023, one of Owens’ sons had an altercation with Lorincz after he went to retrieve his ...

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office cites Indiana’s Stand Your Ground law and “unique circumstances” in the fatal shooting ...