[Just another Joe]

There has to be more to this story than is being told.
When you are doing a 'knock and run' at 12:30 AM why are you even still in SIGHT when someone answers the door?

Admittedly, the homeowner shouldn't be shooting someone without clear sight of the person but just WHAT was the kid still doing at the door.
Most of the time, at 12:30 at night, it will take a couple of minutes to answer the door. That gives the kids plenty of time to scoot and get gone.

There are things here that are not being told on one side or the other, or both sides, that would play into this case.

[Frunabulax]

There has to be more to this story than is being told. When you are doing a 'knock and run' at 12:30 AM why are you even still in SIGHT when someone answers the door?

You have to hide nearby so that you can witness the bewildered or enraged antics of your victims. The trick is to make sure that they can't see YOU! That's where the failure occurred here.

Admittedly, the homeowner shouldn't be shooting someone without clear sight of the person but just WHAT was the kid still doing at the door.

He was probably in the shadows trying to stop himself from snickering. Criminals try to hide themselves, too, and they might not hold their fire long enough for you to be 100% sure they're not going to kill you.

Most of the time, at 12:30 at night, it will take a couple of minutes to answer the door. That gives the kids plenty of time to scoot and get gone.

Yes, you'd think he could have found a better hiding place.