But the door knocker himself said the homeowners wife who came down the stairs asked him why he was breaking into their home.
After the fact, the perp said he and the wife were mistaken, and it does not seem that the perp, while on the stand, said that the kid attempted to break into the house.
It’s a bad shoot and the perp was convicted.
Even if the kid knocked on the door to find out if anybody was home he was walking away. How does that justify walking out and shooting at him as he was walking away?