Nearly all states allow some use of deadly force to protect yourself inside your home, based on the "Castle Doctrine." In some areas, many people still have a "duty to retreat" if possible against ...

The defense rested after jurors heard from several ... car with the intent to harm the officers on scene. “Yes, the deadly force was appropriate,” Chilson said. “It was in direct response ...

Jan. 29—A deadly force review panel released its report Wednesday on a 2023 case in which a Maine State Police detective shot a man in Chelsea, who then fatally shot himself in the head.