Never fire a warning shot. If its worth a warning shot its worth a shot to center mass.
I bet he never sees the gun again.
I’ve often wondered about that “no warning shot” thing. I freely admit I might be wrong, but it sounds like macho BS to me. For example, you’re trapped in an alley, and a guy is slowly advancing on you with a knife and a wild look in his eyes. He is chanting that he’s gonna kill you. He’s 60 feet away. You’ve got a primary and a back-up gun on you. You know that even if he’s got it comin’ that killing a guy will give you nightmares forever. Why NOT fire a warning shot?
They did this guy a favor based on the way he used his gun. Eventually he would have hurt someone.
I’d have shot the shoulder of the arm holding the weapon.