Elliot Williams revisits the subway vigilante, the 1984 New York City subway shooting involving Bernard Goetz.

Elliot Williams, a CNN legal analyst and frequent commentator for other outlets, wrote “Five Bullets” about the 1984 subway shooting.

Two books revisit the 1984 subway shooting and the “reasonable fear” defense.

In the immediate aftermath of the death of Jordan Neely after he was choked by Daniel Penny on the floor of an uptown F train 18 months ago, parallels were floated to the shooting of four Black ...

Accused “subway vigilante” Bernhard Goetz, who shot four young black men whom he believed were intent on robbing him on the subway, is surrounded by newsmen in New York, 1987. (AP Photo) Goetz fled ...

In the landscape of American justice, the narratives surrounding self-defense have evolved, reflecting societal attitudes toward race, violence, and the law. This article delves into two significant ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Authors of books-in-progress on subjects ranging from Edgar Allan Poe to subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz are among this year's 10 recipients of $40,000 Whiting grants for nonfiction.

Two new books trace an arc from the notorious Bernie Goetz case to the spread of vigilantism today. By Jennifer Szalai Darrell Cabey, who was awarded $43 million by jury for injuries from being shot ...

Darrell Cabey, who was awarded $43 million by jury for injuries from being shot by Bernard Goetz in Manhattan subway train in 1984, retains law firm that specializes in debt collection to pursue ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Authors of books-in-progress ...