MsMarple
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BatGunKicks`s theory (thank you for the excellent work) and the door panel being loosened from the bat hits and shots made me think that perhaps OP was in a mad frenzy trying to break the door open and used the gun to try to shoot open the door/panel. The last shots were close to the door handle. So perhaps at that point he was not actually trying to kill her, not that it is in any way acceptable to shoot in such a reckless manner towards a person.
Seeing as OP himself claimed that the shots were not grouped very well I can see a scenario where he was trying to shoot out the lock – Old West or CSI style – in order to make Reeva come out, and just messed up his aim. OP also claimed in order to stay balanced he had to constantly move around on his stumps, which could support that scenario.
At one point I considered a version where OP and Reeva started arguing over something small and it escalated enough that Reeva went into the toilet to have a good cry or to wait for OP to calm down. Unable to cajole her out he tried to shoot the lock and missed. When he realized he'd hit her he made a snap decision to cover it up.
I discarded that one mainly because it was just too cold-blooded, even for OP. But I hadn't considered the possibility that all his shots, fired in a blind rage, could have been aimed at the lock. Thanks for the thought!
BTW, I'm not making excuses for him, just trying to make sense out of a nonsensical act. Every single thing OP did that night is morally reprehensible.
So many possibilities. Oddly, the least believable version continues to be OP's. :what:
ETA: Looks like BritB had similar thoughts. I'm in catch-up mode and hadn't seen her post until after posting mine.