Could Missouri’s ‘stand your ground’ law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?

Why Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting suspects could have a ‘formidable defense’ using state’s ‘stand your ground’ law

Court documents reveal the suspects in the Kansas City parade shooting could be using Missouri’s “stand your ground” law as a defense.  Earlier this month, a shooting broke out as people gathered for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration in front of the city’s Union Station. Lyndell Mays, 23, and Dominic Miller, 18, were charged with second-degree murder, among other counts, in connection to the shooting that left one woman dead and ove…

Would Stand Your Ground Laws Protect the Super Bowl Shooters?

Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?

FILE - A person views a memorial dedicated to the victims of last weeks mass shooting in front of Union Station, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that two men have been charged with murder in last weeks shooting that killed one person and injured multiple others after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) Could Missouri'…

Chiefs parade shooting could be a new test of expanded 'stand your ground' protections

Court documents say the man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he