State legislator wants to change self-defense laws after Seattle shooting suspect found not guilty
In January 2020, Tolbert and his co-defendant went to the intersection of 3rd and Pine to target a rival gang member. The man also had a gun and threatened them with it. So Tolbert and Tolliver decided to run, and as their pursuer fired at them, they fired back over their shoulders.
Tolbert and Tolliver shot six bystanders, including a woman in a wheelchair, a 9-year-old boy, and Tanya Jackson, age 50, who died from a gunshot wound.
The jury decided that, because Tolbert was firing in self-defense, he was not criminally responsible for the death of the woman crossing the street or any other injuries.
I have to admit, if WA's self-defense law removes criminal liability in a case like this, it needs some modification.