Porch shooter's lawyer says he feared for his life
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man who killed a young, unarmed woman on his porch heard "boom, boom, boom" at least four separate times before he opened the door and shot her in the face. Jurors heard opening statements Wednesday in the trial of Theodore Wafer, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride last November in Dearborn Heights. The 55-year-old Wafer claims he acted in self-defense, but prosecutors say his actions were unreasonable. The a...
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