He has since claimed that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired, and that it went off by accident in his hand.
Even if that’s the case why did he point it at the woman in the first place, or even pull it out of the holster when there was no call for it, except just for messing around. You just don’t point a gun, loaded or not at anyone unless you intend to kill them. I have been around guns as well as shooting for at least half a century and always abided by these rules. I still think this guy is a certified jerk.
It’s not the case but you are quite right on all of your other points.