I have no doubt T had bad intention browsing for prospect house to break in, fiancée’s house nearby was just alibi.
No one has any way of knowing what T’s motive was. It was dark and raining and he had arrived at his destination,and should have gone inside. Z wasn’t the vigilante in this situation - it was T. We can all speculate, but we have no way of knowing what T was really up to other than doing a pound and ground on someone he called a crazy ass cracka. I also have my doubts as to the real conversation between T and the lovely Rachel. Could be that she encouraged T to take Z out, however, we have no proof of that either.
T made a horrible decision and it cost him his life. Teenagers don’t have fully developed cognitive thinking skills, but they doesn’t excuse him for the assault. However, even if he had been arrested, he probably would have gotten a slap on the wrist from a judge with probation and maybe an ankle bracelet and be free to roam and menace again. I am speculating as well,but the evidence is what it is and was clearly an act of self-defense on Z’s part.