Most of the time, multiple gunshots can be fired before a determination of the effects of the first shot can be made.
Multiple shots can be fired in fractions of a second. It usually takes longer than that for the effect of the first shot to be apparent. From the articles that I have seen about this case, I cannot determine who acted improperly, or if there were multiple improper actions. That is a separate issue from the assertion that multiple shots indicate something other than self-defense. I believe that RGSpincich made that claim in haste, and no longer is pursuing that argument. RGSpincich has struck me as someone who is trying to get at the truth, but the truth in this case is clouded and difficult to reach with the information that we have.
If the bad guy is sitting on the ground, disarmed, after only one shot, the threat is over and no more shots are required.
You shoot until the threat is over.
The father was shot once, which caused multiple wounds.
Knowing the victim, knowing he is involved in a custody battle with your grandaughter, knowing that his death would solve the whole matter. These facts alone can cloud an automatic well trained response to a perceived threat. The shooter’s age, his state of mind, arming himself but not calling the police or instructing some one to do so, also are of concern.
Maybe one shot was too many. This is what prompted my “multiple gunshot” statement.