Perhaps the word "at" has a more expansive meaning for you than for me. In my understanding the word "at" with a shotgun means dead or badly injured. "In the general direction of" does not mean "at", in my understanding.
I have long heard accounts of people firing shotguns over people's heads, and so do not consider the concept so remarkable. I've known quite a few people who claim such a thing had been done to them.
Firing a shotgun over someone's head, or to the side, has a long history in this country, and what is astonishing is to see people freak out about it as if they've never heard of it.
<<Firing a shotgun over someone’s head, or to the side, has a long history in this country, and what is astonishing is to see people freak out about it as if they’ve never heard of it.
Just watch the video at some point before you keep making a further fool of yourself.
The kid ran a specific direction - the perp aimed and shot at him in the direction the kid was running as evidenced by the video.
I have no more info than what the video shows, but given that the jury agreed with my conclusion, as well as the overwhelming majority of those posting in this thread, you are MOST LIKELY in the wrong. The rest is for you to decide.