Teen suspect in Shaker Heights library shooting claims self defense: I-Team

Teen suspect in Shaker Heights library shooting claims self defense: I-Team

Damian Mason case: Racine debates self-defense, justice and race

Damian Mason, 20, will step out of the Racine County Jail Friday night and into the arms of his mother, Erika, under a warm June sky, concluding a case that tested Wisconsin’s self-defense laws, the weight of domestic violence, and how the justice system treats young Black men. In June 2022, Mason, then 17, shot Nicholas Altman outside Erika’s home. Police reports and Erika’s statements describe how, moments before the shooting, Altman threaten…