Child fatally shoots adult male family member in self-defence
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Updated · KGO-TV · May 1
Child fatally shoots adult male family member in self-defence
10 articles · Updated · KGO-TV · May 1
Benicia police said the shooting happened around 10pm Thursday at a home on London Circle, where officers found the man wounded and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said several family members, including one juvenile, were involved in a domestic violence incident and that everyone involved lived in the same household.
Authorities are investigating but released no further details because a child was involved in the case.
How does California's self-defense law apply when a child fatally shoots a family member during a domestic violence incident?
What long-term support and protections are available for children involved in fatal domestic violence cases like the one in Benicia?
Could earlier intervention or more robust support services have prevented this tragedy, and what gaps remain in protecting at-risk families?