*This report goes from punches directly to shots fired; and doesnt construct, outline or question the moment-by-moment scene, other than a chaos sentence after the first shot was fired, despite the reporter(s) expending exhaustive text on the backstory.
At that point in time, the sergeant in arms shot Richie point-blank, the Cossack said.
Enough said.
IMHO you lack discernment and are beyond help. You might as well be saying that you read it on the internet so it must be true. I'm glad I'm not you or the other strange gullible kool-aid drinkers who can detect nothing amiss with the “official” (and frequently contradictory) government accounts of what happened. The government accounts so far do not pass my smell test for believability.