Interesting twist to the story. The brother of the man who was shot claimed he was found on the *passenger* side of the car, so he may not have been driving.
Importantly, there was no mention of forensic evidence about the car, like if the decedent’s fingerprints were on the wheel or keys; if he was shot in the car, and from what angle; and what his blood alcohol level was.
Or he may have already been shot, and the real driver got away.
Drunk drivers try to get away with the claim they weren't driving. Long ago when my oldest was a toddler, I heard a loud bang outside and immediately went to look, my child in my arms. A few houses down the street, a car had slammed into the rear of a parked truck. Skip to the cops investigating, and a smart cop going around to bystanders asking for witnesses.
I told him I observed a 2nd car following, with a woman getting out to help the sole driver in the car that crashed (he was drunk). Cop asked me if I would sign my statement. He told me the woman said she was the driver. I looked at my daughter, and thought what if the drunk driver had hit her or other kids. I signed my name. When the cop showed the two accident "victims" my statement, they confessed the drunk man was driving after they left a bar.