What is self-defense in NY? What a Syracuse grand jury would consider in road rage killing

Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County prosecutors are investigating whether a man acted justifiably in self-defense when he shot and killed a knife-wielding man during a road rage incident Wednesday.

The 43-year-old man who fired the gun might be an innocent victim who killed Ezell Hicks Jr., 61, out of a reasonable fear for his life and that of his passenger.

Or, he is a criminal who intentionally killed Hicks when there was no real deadly threat, or when he could have retreated with complete safety…

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