When "Imminence" Does Not Mean "Immediate"
On March 5, 2020 Stephanie Clark, mother of a 5-year-old, found herself once again subject to violent domestic abuse by her live-in boyfriend. After inflicting serious physical and mental abuse for some time, the boyfriend threatened to break Clark's ribs after she had fallen asleep. Clark retrieved a gun, shot the boyfriend once, then retrieved a second gun and shot him again. He would die of his injuries. The next day, March 6, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged Clark with s...