Sec. 19.04. MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly causes the death of an individual.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Sec. 19.05. CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE. (a) A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
He pointed the gun, he pulled the trigger, he elected not to announce himself.
That is a lot of decisions that he made.
His intent was to kill.
Therefore, it is not manslaughter, it’s murder.