[Little Ray]

That is what we need; the jury needs to find him not guilty.
But the cops and the DA had press the charges and enforce the law as it exists. You can’t shoot at a fleeing perp (in most states).

[The Cajun]

So you have to wait and see if the thieving bastard swings around and takes a lucky potshot at ya?

That would take all of a 1/2 second.

I think not, the guy is innocent, well done in a just world.

[Osage Orange]

You can if you are a LEO

[wideawake]

He's lucky that his round hit the criminal and not some kid sleeping in bed across the street.

And it's also a slippery slope as well, if you allow firing a weapon in pursuit: how long can you pursue someone, and how far?

Unless you can prove someone was actually in your house, he (or his heirs) can claim that you attacked him on the street, maybe mistaking him for someone else, etc.

Castle doctrine is for castles, and even inside the castle it isn't limitless.