All her attacker would have had to do was back off, even a little, after she told him to leave her alone.
But, no, he kept on coming after her, even after she armed herself. All the witnesses said he had a knife besides the umbrella, so it appears that the hand that he swung at her had the knife in it. It appeared from the video that he almost got her, and that is when she shoots, not before.
You may say that arming yourself with a rifle while being threatened by a man with a knife is “escalating” the situation. I call it prudent.
It seemed a prudent thing to do to take a picture of the man with the knife on the ground to document that he had been armed.
The big mistake that she made was driving off.
I think she will be “no billed”.
I’m not sure which hand the knife was in, so you may be right there. I don’t have a problem with arming yourself if you’re truly in fear for your life. I just don’t think you nonchalantly turn your back on a guy for about five seconds while you open your trunk and pull out a rifle, if you are in real fear for your life.
Opening your door and getting in wouldn’t take any longer. Then leave...
If you don’t think you were in the wrong, tell the whole truth. Don’t tell me you shot into the pavement and it bounced up and hit the guy, when you fired four shots point blank into him.
I’m not a police investigator. If I am, I catch you lying and it tells me you think you did something you need to cover up. Who am I to disagree?