i had the same thoughts. the execution shot will get him a murder charge, BUT looking at the not-clear video, its hard to see whether the criminal was trying to grab his gun again... who knows?
Depends on the Jury.
The perp came in waving a pistol at everyone, with intent to rob everyone. The perp chose the time, place and method of his extermination.
I would have been good with the hero, unloading his gun on the perp, going to his car/truck, grabbing his range bag and spare magazines, and cycling another 10,000 rounds into the perps body. Starting with the little toe, and doing as he pleased.
There is absolutely NO LIMIT whatsoever on what the perp can do to an innocent victim; yet, limits want to be placed on the hero, who placed himself in danger, to protect the innocent.
The perp forfeited any expectation to mercy, humanitarian treatment, surrender or life; when he pulled his pistol out and became the threat. It’s just that simple, imho.
Exactly, you can’t see the gun. And also, more threat from someone outside. It might not have been as “over” as people think.
The autopsy may show that one of the other shots was fatal. If so, the last ‘execution style’ shot would not be fatal and he might not be charged with murder.
Ah.. if it had been a cop, the “was reaching” excuse would have been fine… not so for us…