Self-Defense

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter says officers were justified under Indiana law in fatally shooting 35-year-old Jujuan Bates to protect themselves and others as he walked through a neighborhood with a gun, refused commands to drop it, and fired it into the air.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker Thursday announced that Elkhart Police officers Thomas Breneman and Nicholas Ragsdale were justified under the law of self-defense in fatally shooting 17-year-old Bryan Ramirez Gomez on Feb. 8.

A juvenile fatally shot 56-year-old Jerry Barnett in the convenience store after the pair had argued outside.

The South Bend Police Department is hosting a non-ballistic weapons self-defense class on Thursday and Friday.Participants to the training will learn how…