Alabama Judge Rules Cop Didn’t Prove Self-Defense In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

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Just before  2 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2023, a police officer in Montgomery, Alabama, fired 18 shots at an armed Black man. The officer claimed self-defense and motioned to have his case dismissed, citing the state’s “Stand your ground” law, which “grants immunity from prosecution to any individual who uses deadly force as long as they are in a place they have a right to be and reasonably believe they are in danger,” as the Associated Press reported. However, that motion was...