“The attorney makes a case that is it a justifiable homicide claiming immune fear.”
There is no such animal in US law. Despite pop culture a cop cannot simply say they were in fear of their life absent any other articulable and “reasonable man” threat. She was a trespasser and that’s it. She had no weapon of any kind. She was not heard to utter any kind of murder threat. She was not even aware of his existence in the ambush position he took.
Sorry, but the capitol building is not like a nuclear weapons bunker where deadly force was authorized. Any city cop, anywhere in America would be arrested and charged for this murder.
There is such an animal under the law and the claim is fear for their life.
That’s what the attorney for the shooter, a Police Lt. at the Capitol is arguing.
They think it will protect him from charges. It appears they have a good chance.