[a fool in paradise]

>> approached the driver’s side window as other demonstrators “began striking the vehicle.”

This is branding a deadly weapon as the driver’s means of travel is being assaulted by a mob.

This is a classic case of “fear for your life”.

[Carl Vehse]

From the American Thinker article: "Immediately after Sgt. Perry fired on the individual who raised the assault rifle toward him, a member of the crowd began firing on Sgt. Perry’s vehicle."

The second shooter should have been arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, if not reckless endangerment or attempted murder. He shot at a car (with people near it) in which the driver presented no immediate danger to him. The second shooter can't just start shooting at the driver because that driver was shooting his gun, unless he knew the driver was shooting innocent people who presented no imminent threat to the driver (which was NOT the case).