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Washington is a "no duty to retreat" state.
WPIC 17.05 exonerates the defendant from any duty to retreat when the alleged victim advances on him:
It is lawful for a person who is in a place where that person has a right to be and who has reasonable grounds for believing that he is being attacked to stand his ground and defend against such attack by the use of lawful force. The law does not impose a duty to retreat.
See also State v. Allery, 101 Wn.2d 591 (1984).
and State of Washington v. Gavin Patrick Ritzler
File Date: 11/09/2000