BBM. That may be, but Charles was not super young and his ball playing days were a long time ago. Plus, you may be surprised at how hard it is to knock someone out (or keep them down) with a bat. I followed a murder case last year where the victim was killed with a baseball bat (Kelsey Berreth). The murderer was almost half CV's age, had a physically demanding profession, and had reportedly practiced by beating cows with a bat before the crime occurred. Kelsey was half the murderer's size but she fought to live and he had to hit her 17-20 times, hitting the floor several times because he missed her. It is a very difficult way to kill someone and usually people don't stay knocked out when hit once. Even if Alex was on the floor dazed from a blow to the head, if he had a handgun on him he easily could draw and fire as a reflex. CV would have had to be close to Alex to hit him with a bat. It only takes seconds to fire a gun and gun owners usually practice so that they develop muscle memory. But since I don't believe that Charles hit Alex and I also don't believe that Alex is the one who shot Charles, this whole discussion is moot. That was just the story that Alex and Lori made up before they called 911. It was believable enough that police couldn't find a way to press charges right away. But that doesn't mean that police totally bought it and stopped investigating. MOO.
