This is the issue. There is ZERO video of this (only the aftermath). We don't know why that first guy got shot in the head, or if it was this kid that did it (forensics will show) and that guy he shot had a criminal records.
It could have been a self defense shot too. His ability to control himself after the two he shot on video goes to enforce that idea.
The kid had zero record. It's a bad situation for sure, but I don't think there is enough evidence to say the kid didn't act in self defense.
Self defense is an affirmative defense, so the onus is on him to prove that he was acting in self defense, not the other way around.
Anyway, it's a lot more complicated than this. I expect the prosecution to make the argument that he deliberately travelled to the event with an illegal weapon to provoke a situation where he could justify attacking someone in "self defense". That's still murder, even if he was in a genuinely threatening situation. And while Wisconsin has no duty to retreat laws, juries can consider opportunities to retreat when deciding if an act of self defense was actually necessary.
This is also clearly not community policing, since he obviously travelled from Illinois to aggressively confront a community he is not a member of.
I don’t think shooting three people can be considered a demonstration of self control. The standard is to shoot zero people, which I guess everyone else managed that night?
> The kid had zero record.
That can’t really be used as proof of innocence. You wouldn’t be able to convict anyone, since everyone starts off with zero record. He’s only 17, so hasn’t managed to avoid serious trouble for very long.
This is the issue. There is ZERO video of this (only the aftermath). We don't know why that first guy got shot in the head, or if it was this kid that did it (forensics will show) and that guy he shot had a criminal records.
It could have been a self defense shot too. His ability to control himself after the two he shot on video goes to enforce that idea.
The kid had zero record. It's a bad situation for sure, but I don't think there is enough evidence to say the kid didn't act in self defense.
This is community policing by the way.