Perhaps he is commenting on the casual way some refer to the shooting. Right or wrong, all life is precious and ought to be preserved if possible, mourned at it’s loss.
. Yet some folks just need killing, still, it is a horrible thing. Some of us know up close and personal about it. Willing and able but nothing to gloat about.
With what the offices knew about this guy, and given the Dynamics of the situation, I agree they were justified. Choices/actions have consequences, often more and greater than can be overcome.
I was a long term career warrior but to this day I never tell war stories or even how the scars ended up on my body.
These are just not things one brags about or even talks about.