We are talking about a 74 year old man armed with a cattle prod or stick allegedly (dead men tell no tales, he was there to round up his errant cattle and a prod or stick would seem appropriate).
If you feel that requires lethal force by expending your wheelgun's full load then you must be a real wuss.
I do not feel the shooting was justified from I can glean from published circumstance. You apparently do.
If you wish last word, then be my guest.
People involved in shootings often wind up pulling the trigger for several seconds on an empty gun. Adrenaline messes up time perception, hearing, and eyesight. Heck, even a simunition training drill can have people puking from adrenaline overload.
I do not feel the shooting was justified from I can glean from published circumstance. You apparently do.
It is quite possible the shooting was not justified. That would depend on exactly what victim's actions were, and exactly what he was carrying. How many times he was shot isn't so important, except that it is just as likely someone who unloads a gun genuinely feared for his life as it is he wanted to be sure to kill the guy.
If I was on a jury (not in this lifetime) whether or not I convicted would depend on whether I believed from the facts that the victim provoked a flight-or-fight response in the shooter.