I listened to the tape. Brennan says he had 2 roommates, one who was sleeping, yet only one was in the house (Adams, now deceased).
“It’s you plus 2 other roommates?”
“Yes. I don’t know the status of them.”
“There could be a total of 3, yes.” (people shot)
I never found any written media report about this 2nd roommate...
As well, Brennan said on the 911 tape he didn’t know the shooter, Herrick, yet media reports (linked below) say he & his deceased roommate were “acquaintances”.
“Do you know this person?”
“No, I don’t know who he is. I have no idea.”
Furthermore, the 911 tapes describe Brennan being instructed to open the curtains on the front, shot-out window by a responding officer and Brennan said he “turned on the lights”, yet the following was reported:
““Herrick stood in front of the living room window, aimed his rifle at Adams and Pebbles, and fired multiple shots that shattered the front window. At least one of the rounds struck Adams, who eventually died from his injury.”
“Adams and Pebbles were in their living room when Herrick came back to the house armed with an AR-15 rifle, prosecutors said. Herrick stood in front of the living room window, aimed his gun at the two men inside and fired multiple shots, according to officials.”
How did the lights get turned off and curtains closed if Brennan fled gunfire which was aimed at his roommate? Who determined the shooter aimed at Brennan? Why would he have shot through the window if the curtains were drawn and the lights out?
If he was hiding in the bathroom, how did the perp end up shot and blocking the now-closed bedroom door?
I don’t like unresolved questions as noted. Perhaps nothing to it, but in a different jurisdiction the DA might be using these unanswered questions against the man now apparently cleared in a justified shooting.
Shooting scenarios mentally-gamed by firearms owners should include keeping details as vague as possible and, if possible (not in this case) have someone else call 911 and keep your damned mouth shut.
It is possible to come up with an infinite number of possibilities and questions. But there are easy potential answers to your questions.
Herrick had access to the house once he entered. He could have turned off lights. We do not know that the window he entered was the same window he shot Adams through, nor do we know the lights to the door area were the same as the lights in the front room or living room. In the article, it states that Herrick shot the lock in the front door, disabling it. It would be reasonable to assume that having failed to gain access via the door, he shot out a window alongside the door to gain access. He shot multiple times downstairs before he was stopped at the master bedroom door.
While not definitive, Adams was the one shot in the head. If Herrick was not aiming at him, we have no way of knowing otherwise.
As stated above, there is no reason to believe the window that Adams was shot through was the window Herrick entered or that Brendon used to exit.
It is not unreasonable for someone in the bathroom in a master bedroom to be able to see the entrance door to the bedroom. It could be an excellent defensive position to defend against an intruder. It serves as both cover and concealment.