1: a person who kills another
2: a killing of one human being by another
detectives investigating a homicide
In Pennsylvania there are only four choices for Coroners or Medical Examiners for cause of death:
1) Homicide
2) Suicide
3) Accidental
4) Natural
“Teen killed by an East Pittsburgh police officer ruled homicide”
And?
to correct you:
Homicide occurs when one person kills another without the sanction of law.
Homey-cide. But homey don’t like that.
Well it wasn’t suicide or accident. What else would one call or besides a homicide. Now it there is criminal liability, that’s another matter
Yes. It was likely a justifiable homicide
>> Definition of homicide <<
Some dictionaries restrict it to “unlawful” killing, whereas others define it as any killing of one person by another — whether or not criminal.
In other words, the “authorities” don’t agree.
Still, I agree with the other posters who say the headline wrongly tries to accuse the officer of murder.