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PA: Shooting raises self defense questions
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"A recent shooting in a Somerset Township apartment complex has raised questions about a person's right to defend themselves in their own home."
"Last Saturday, Matthew Eperjesi, 27, Wills Church Road, was arrested in the shooting death of Perry Zimmerman ..." ...
"When someone makes a self-defense claim, there are three issues considered by prosecutors, he said. First, they have to decide if the person claiming self-defense was the aggressor. Then the person must have honestly believed they were in grave danger before using deadly force. The person's perception of danger has to be reasonable, he said." ...
"Finally, it must be decided if the individual had a duty to retreat from the attack, Kiniry said." ... |
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