The story, as is, sounds trite and incomplete.
There has to be more to the story, such as - who was threatening who, and who drew first.
The article implies that it was cold blooded murder, while the survivor says it was self defense. The article has an air of cynicism in regards to the man's defense.
I went to Newspapers for Floyd County. Underneath the photo, it said that the police had investigated and decided from all the evidence that it was self defense. I refused to register to read the full story.