Alan Colie, 31, shot Tanner Cook, 21, after the latter stalked him in a mall and refused to stop—and a jury there just acquitted him of malicious wounding, determining that Colie acted in self-defense.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/09/30/jury-acquits-delivery-driver-who-shot-youtube-prankster-harassing-him-in-mall.html

Blazer represents a client in a federal case who provided a statement to authorities about the shooting – a statement which suggested Epps acted in self-defense.

Source: https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/09/27/murdaugh-prosecutor-accused-of-misconduct/

Charles Vallow’s wife had earlier confessed that he shot the man in self-defense.

Source: https://centralrecorder.com/lori-vallow-murder-prosecution-alibi-witnesses-will-now-refute-claims-made-by-doomsday-mom-say-the-prosecution/

Dalton admitted to police he had stabbed the victim, but he told officers it was done in self-defense, the report said.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/05/11/ct-man-sentenced-to-10-years-for-manslaughter-after-deadly-stabbing-following-romantic-encounter/

Diaz claims he was acting in self-defense, and his legal team has vowed to defend him against the charges vigorously.

Source: https://ksusentinel.com/2023/04/26/nate-diaz-speaks-out-on-self-defense-claim-regarding-new-orleans-arrest-warrant/

Earlier the sheriff had said that because of the stand your ground law he couldn't make an arrest unless he could prove the shooter did not act in self-defense.

Source: https://abc7.com/ajike-owens-florida-mother-arrest/13354617/

It was determined that the hunters acted in self-defense during a surprise encounter with the bear from a very close distance,” the release said.

Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/09/archery-hunters-in-island-park-shoot-and-kill-grizzly-bear-in-self-defense/

I’ve had discussions with other viewers, such as those asking about killing in self-defense or in video games.

Source: https://kotaku.com/twitch-streamer-ai-jesus-fortnite-star-wars-chatgpt-1850533473

Nov. 12, Allegre, Kentucky: A property dispute turned into a physical altercation in which a man shot three assailants in self-defense, police said.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/19/11-more-examples-of-defensive-gun-use-to-fend-off-criminals/

Prosecutors determined Peake acted in self-defense and had been lured to campus by a female student and jumped by three male students in retaliation for a fight he had been involved in at a Lobo-Aggie football game in Las Cruces.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2601855/new-mexico-state-university-criminal-charges-district-attorney-sam-bregman.html

Prosecutors in Mexico announced Saturday that the case against a woman convicted of killing her rapist in self-defense has been withdrawn, amid a massive outcry following the verdict.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/22/roxana-ruiz-case-withdrawn-mexico-rape-self-defense/

The Carney shot down two drones during the attack, one in self-defense and another after checking on the Unity Explorer, the official said.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/12/03/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-est-475/

"The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense," sinking three of the four boats and killing the people on board while the fourth boat fled the area, the U.S. Central Command said.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/us-forces-take-down-ballistic-missiles-kill-gunmen-in-red-sea-attack

The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews,” CENTCOM said.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/31/us-troops-kill-houthi-militants-red-sea-firefight-rebels-attempt-board-commercial-ship/

This photo provided by Daniel Esteban Paez shows Tortuguita, center, with their family in 2020 in Charleston, S.C. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper Jan.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/protesters-cop-city-activists-killing-doesnt-make-sense/article_2ce876d6-16fb-51fc-a3bc-61144d22bbd2.html

'While we respect the judge’s decision, we do not believe there is any evidence of a conspiracy and we are confident, just as a Kenosha jury found, Kyle's actions that evening were not wrongful and were undertaken in self-defense,' said the attorney.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11706567/Kyle-Rittenhouse-face-wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-father-man-shot-dead-judge-rules.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Zimmerman claimed to authorities that he acted in self-defense when he shot Martin.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/u-s-news/2023/07/black-lives-matter-movement-to-mark-10-years-of-activism-renews-call-to-defund-the-police/