Florida ‘stand your ground’ shooter Michael Drejka: ‘I followed the law’

Michael Drejka, the white gunman at the center of a “stand your ground” case in Florida involving the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed black man, is speaking out from jail where he’s facing manslaughter charges. “I followed the law the way I felt the law was supposed to be followed,” Drejka told a local reporter. “I cleared every hurdle.” NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.


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