everything else about this shoot is, at best, questionable
If someone tells a police officer that they saw a rape take place the officer will probably investigate. If a police officer comes to your door you should talk with him. Unless he witnessed a crime taking place the officer probably won't take any invasive measures to make an arrest without a rape victim.
If an armed neighbor comes to your door you may feel justified in leaving by the back door although many here would recommend shooting first. If Hughes had shot his neighbor for threatening him in his own home would that be a "good shooting?"
Nothing in the article indicates that a felony took place other than in the mind of a thirteen year old girl. The shooter in this case never witnessed any crime and according to his statements he had some previous issues with the man he shot. This doesn't make a very good case for the shooting. Perhaps the article left something out. Maybe we'll find out later.
Isn't the magic word "witnessed"? This is more like "alleged" than "witnessed".
I don't know how to think about the general question and I'd like to see the discussion. But in this case, we have only an allegation and I know that I would go to a magistrate to get a warrant before I went after this guy.
Good question. What constitutes "approved citizen's arrests?" Any legal eagles out there that know?