Recap:
Woman in car with 2 small children does not have handicap permit but pulls into a handicap parking spot.
Man verbally confronts her.
Woman’s boyfriend exits the store and heads toward the scene.
Woman exits the vehicle, arguing with the man.
Woman’s boyfriend shoves the man to the ground.
The man draws his gun.
The woman’s boyfriend freezes.
The man shoots him.
The man staggers back to the store and subsequently dies.
What is not apparent is if the man (shooter) perceived any continued threat when he fired his gun. It is possible the woman’s boyfriend made a move such as reaching or something similar that demonstrated he was not backing down. However, I did not see evidence of this on the video.
Since I’m not directly involved, and it is a judgment call, I’ll defer to law enforcement. But I can definitely see a case for a wrongful death civil suit as well.
How could the woman or her boyfriend have avoided his death?
She could have accepted the fact she was in the wrong over the parking spot and moved her car.
The boyfriend could have refrained from initiating physical contact (assault) with the man.
Just a general thought here: If the brother man would act civilized, they would not get shot by cops or Mr. Handicap Spot guy. Just sayin’.
That's not what happened.
The assault suspect was backing up slightly prior to the suspect producing a gun. After the assault victim pulls the gun, the assault suspect continues backing up, in fact the assault suspect was probably 8-10 feet away when the white assault victim shoots.