You're right, murder.
So why isn’t there a warrant for his arrest, do you know something they don’t?
Although the term homicide is sometimes used synonymously with murder, homicide is broader in scope than murder. Murder is a form of criminal homicide; other forms of homicide might not constitute criminal acts. These homicides are regarded as justified or excusable. For example, individuals may, in a necessary act of Self-Defense, kill a person who threatens them with death or serious injury, or they may be commanded or authorized by law to kill a person who is a member of an enemy force or who has committed a serious crime. Typically, the circumstances surrounding a killing determine whether it is criminal. The intent of the killer usually determines whether a criminal homicide is classified as murder or Manslaughter and at what degree, or whether it was justifiable.
A homicide is the legal term for any death other than natural causes. Legal class over.
No, the two words mean very different things. You should learn the distinction before attempting to opine in a thread of this nature.
Also, I didn’t say anything earlier, but your comment about “a warning shot” goes against everything I’ve ever read from any number of experts on use of a firearm. If you shoot, you shoot to stop the threat. Period, end of story, and thinking a warning shot is an option is something people learn from watching too much bad TV.