Why did he walk up on the car and not stay in his home untill the police arrived, assuming he called the cops first and then wen to investigate?
If he called the cops after the fact then why did he not call the cops first and remain inside his home safe and safest?
Those were the first questions to come to my own mind and likely would be that of the defense if he had by chance hit one of the persons in the car.
If he feared for his life, the only legal excuse to shoot someone, then he should have stayed inside his home and called/awaited police assistance.
In real life people drive into my driveway often (i's a very large entry way) to turn around and on ocassionI've had them stop to consult a map or evenin one case to make a cell call and chat with someone...and this occurs even as I'm out in my yard highly visible doing things myself (!).
Playing Devils Advocate if I were a defense attorney, which BTW I am not, I'd claimmy client had infact pulled in upon being lost and was consulting a map or with the passenger as to where to turn next. I'd also argue that shooting at my client was unlawful as the shooter had no reason to be in fear of his life and if he had been then any reasonable person wouldhave stayed in his home behind locked doors awaiting the police than to step outside and confront what he deemed prior to be life endangering men.
If by chance they had in fact been casing his home he would have no idea there aren't a third, fourth or sixth persons out of his view and poised to get the drop on him.
If I really thought these people looked dangerous I'd stay inside my home checking perimeters, turn on the exterior/porch lights (assuming they weren't already on which almost always they are at my house), and await the arrival of police to question them while safe ly barricaded and armed inside one's own defensive shell aka home.
The citizen might not be in trouble as current but if a body pops up he just might find himself being judged by 12. :|
- Janq