I’ve got a problem with this shooting. The Castle Doctrine and the Stand Your Ground laws both have the axiom that if no longer on your property, you cannot chase down and shoot someone.
The homeowner testified that he chased him down, and at some point he stopped, then lunged at him, so he shot him. Three gunshot wounds to his back, a finger, and the back of his forearm. Two other shots traveled downward through his body from his neck and chest, Lunan said. Weapon was a licensed, .40 Glock.
Much of the testimony will come from the Medical Examiner, about the angle of the shots fired.
But in the final analysis, I think the old rules apply: good shots are on your property, if the bad guy is advancing on you or menacing you; bad shots are off your property, when the bad guy is running away, solely with intent to escape.
But, those rules don't apply in Texas. See Chapter 9 of the Texas Penal Code. You can shoot perps tp prevent their escape. Happens often in Texas and the homeowners get off with a handshake from the Grand Jury.
Well if you believe in the Ranger Code then you should chase the bad guy down and kill him and everybody else in his clan, including the women and children.
That is why there are very few, if any, Indian reservations in Texas.
There was no need to pass laws like the above in Texas.
Texas state law permits the use of deadly force in the situation described. If they are fleeing the scene of a crime at night, you can chase them down the street and plug 'em. On the face of it what the homeowner did was legal.
Bexar (pronounced "bear") County DA Susan Reed is not a 'Rat. She may be a RINO, but maybe not. Perhaps there are circumstances here we don't know about.