Missouri 'Stand Your Ground' ALMOST Explained After KC Firefighter Killed

Actually, this report doesn't offer much insight . . .

What's missing is a longstanding Local 42 slap fight with the Prosecutor's office.

But here's the cover story . . .

The Jackson County prosecutor’s office decided not to move forward with a second degree murder charge against the woman because it could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she was acting outside of Missouri’s self-defense law.

“Missouri law governs this case, specifically self-defense and defense of others, leading us to decline charges after a careful review,” the prosecutor’s office wrote in a statement

Missouri law gives people the right to defend and even use deadly force to protect themselves and other people if they believe that their own or another person’s life or limb is in danger.

Court documents for the case described a video that captured the altercation between Santi and the man at the gas station fighting over a firearm with an extended magazine. At one point, Santi restrained the man in a headlock, which is when the woman left the vehicle, approached the men and ended up shooting Santi. “She was lawfully using deadly force in defense of another,” said Missouri criminal defense attorney . . .

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Here's why 'stand your ground' law protected woman who shot KC firefighter from charges

A woman who fatally shot a firefighter in Independence will not face charges because of Missouri's self-defense law, often referred to as "stand your ground."