Agreed. And the fact is if the REVERSE had happened it would not have made the national news. In fact the reverse happens far far more often for various reasons and only the local news covers those events.
I never said they claim self defense. I said it is far more common and it NEVER makes the national news. There is no outrage or national news coverage or claims of racism when it happens, is there? When the reverse happens it is called "robbery" even if nothing was taken.
For 'the reverse' to happen, it would mean a claim of self-defense
and a shooting of an unarmed, young stranger who was basically just out in public.
Actually, as this hit national news, the lawyer for the shooter was specifically talking about using the SYG law, a controversial law before it was even enacted. So there are a lot of reasons why this would get media coverage, imho.
For the story, I can definitely see driving off if it were self-defense. I sure wouldn't stick around in case other folks had guns. But I'd call 911 while driving off. That delay is incredibly suspicious.
Also, quite frankly, if someone pulls a shotgun up in your face, chances are you'll be shot up if you had to take 8 or 9 shots off at the guy. The shotgun holder didn't get to squeeze the trigger even once, after he was all prepared and everything? Hmmmm. I'd like to hear about the shooter's gun and the ammo he was using.
I did hear there were lots of witnesses since it was a busy place and not even late in the evening. They had time to take down the shooter's license number, so cops knew where to find them at home (when they eventually drove home).
I'm a gun owner and know how to shoot very well, btw.