A Florida man involved in a fatal 'stand your ground' killing charged with manslaughter

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• In July, a surveillance video emerged of Michael Drejka fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton outside of a convenience store over an apparent parking space dispute.
• McGlockton later died at the hospital.
• The public was furious when authorities said Drejka would not face charges due to Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense law.
• On Monday, the Florida State Attorney's office charged Drejka with manslaughter. 
  

Michael Drejka — the Florida man who last month invoked the state's contentious "stand your ground" law after a July 19 surveillance video showed him fatally shooting an African-American man, apparently over a parking space — was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Monday.

The sheriff's office originally declined to charge Drejka due to Florida's Stand Your Ground Law, which says a person can use deadly force if they "reasonably believe that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm."See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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