Daniel Ross, a trial attorney, described the law as a “formidable defense” that he and other defense attorneys in the city foresee being used in Mays’ and Miller’s cases.
Kansas City Super Bowl Parade shooting suspects Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller may use the "stand your ground" law in their defense. The shooting took the life of one woman and injured many others, including children.
One man felt threatened before he fired the first shots, and the other said he only shot back because someone was shooting at him.
According to KWCH, experts said that the suspects may have good cases using the state’s "stand your ground" law, with Missouri being one of more than 30 states that have such a law.
Daniel Ross, a trial attorney, described the law as a "formidable defense" that he and other defense attorneys in the city foresee being used in Mays’ and Miller’s cases. The law places the duty on the prosecution, he said, to disprove self-defense shooting claims.
An estimated 1 million fans were in Kansas City for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration parade on February 14, when the shooting broke out.
When interviewed by law enforcement in the hospital, Mays said he drew his gun first and began firing first. When asked why he advanced on the group of people to begin with, Mays said, "Stupid, man. Just pulled a gun out and started shooting. I shouldn’t have done that. Just being stupid." He claimed that someone in the group had told him "I’m going to get you," which he took as meaning "I’m going to kill you."
Both men were charged with second-degree murder. A check on the gun recovered at the scene by officers found that the gun was stolen out of Kansas City.
Marques Harris, a friend of Miller who was at the scene that day, said that Miller only started shooting after Mays began firing.
Both Miller and Mays were hospitalized, and are being held on $1 million bond.
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