I believe him too. He is suffering emotionally.
I do not think he will be charged, and he doesn’t appear to want any of the others charged. Of course, it’s not up to him, and he’s well aware and supportive of a full investigation as to how a live round got into the gun.
IMO, ultimately, there will be justice for Halyna - in the form of a financial settlement with her family. It doesn’t bring back a wife, mother, daughter, but neither does jail time served.
Justice is rare in many cases we follow. Children go “missing”, women are disappeared by men through acts of domestic violence. Sometimes the perps go to prison, but often there isn’t enough solid evidence to even make an arrest. If they are arrested, they get to hang out for years on bail (B. Morphew). Or they take their own way out (F. Dulos, B. Laundrie, T. Sharkey). These are willful homicides, where justice is slowly, or never served.
This shooting was a tragic accident.
Lots of negligence by multiple parties, and preventable if those parties had paid attention, but still an accident.