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During an interview after the shooting, Prendergast told detectives the robber had been in the store earlier Monday and had purchased several items, Owen said.

The man returned in the early afternoon hours, looking around while he waited for other people to leave the store. Once the robber and Prendergast were alone, the robber approached the store owner and displayed a semiautomatic handgun, Owen said.

Huh? If the guy was wearing a mask, how did Mr. Prendergast know it was the same man who had been there earlier? His clothing? His voice? Anyway, the perp had a gun, wanted the owner to go into the back room, Mr. Prendergast shoots him. And the police are investigating to see about whether or not to file criminal charges. Sounds like a justifiable homicide to me.

Since he said this in an interview after the shooting, I would assume the perp's mask had already been removed by paramedics, giving Prendergast an opportunity to see his face. Nothing in his statement suggests he knew it was the same guy before he fired -- I'm sure the perp's black mask, gun, and order to go into the back room was enough info for Prendergast to make a decision . . .

Re your # 3,,,Huh? If the guy was wearing a mask, how did Mr. Prendergast know it was the same man who had been there earlier?

You don't seem to read very well. The "interview was after the shooting and the man was exposed while lying on the sidewalk and given CPR.