PA Bill Number: HB1371
Title: Providing for duties of certifying officials and certifying agencies regarding the processing of certification form petitions.
Description: An Act providing for duties of certifying officials and certifying agencies regarding the processing of certification form petitions.
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: Jun 28, 2024
California Self-Defense Shooting: Senior citizen claims self-defense in killing of gang member nephew :: 09/26/2014
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A senior citizen with no criminal history is on trial for murder after killing a known gang member.
The Fresno County jail couldn't hold Michael Lopez after gang officers arrested him in March 2013, so after a few hours in custody, he returned to Parlier and his mother's home.
In short order, he asserted his position in the home to his uncle Robert, who also lived in the apartment.
"(He got) approximately a foot to six inches away from his face and said 'I'm the boss. I'm back in town'," said defense attorney Jason Sorensen.
We're not allowed to show video from inside the courtroom where 71-year-old Robert Lopez is on trial for what happened next. But everyone agrees the family feud devolved quickly.
Robert Lopez went back to his bedroom, grabbed a pistol and killed Michael. His defense attorney says it was his only option.
"If he didn't kill Michael, Michael was going to kill him and he was scared for his life," Sorensen said.
Prosecutors admit Michael Lopez was not a good man and a repeat felon. They admit Robert Lopez was scared. But they say the real reason he killed his nephew was because he didn't like Michael.
http://abc30.com/news/senior-citizen-claims-self-defense-in-killing-of-gang-member-nephew/324955/
