“Yep, shooter was assaulted, knocked to the ground, unable to retreat and “victim” continues to advance.”
Except...the victim did NOT continue to advance. He retreated.
No, the victim DID advance a half step, and was still well within striking distance. The victim did not retreat a half step until AFTER the gun was drawn.
“Except...the victim did NOT continue to advance. He retreated.”
I believe he retreated after he was shot the first time.
In any event the State believes they can prove manslaughter to a jury. If the state can get all the circumstantial stuff like prior events, etc into court then I believe there is more to indicate he set up the situation in order to shoot someone than not. IOW - manslaughter.
Once manslaughter is established self-defense becomes much harder to prove. When Drejka fired the second time his assailant was not moving towards him and was in fact turning away. This is more supportive of Drejka’s intent to shoot than self-defense.