If you draw a gun, you better be prepared to use it. Failure to use full measure got this individual killed.

He should not have stepped in at all. IDK about laws in North Carolina, but in this state, you are not entitled to use deadly force to protect property. If he had killed the guy he is at best headed to jail after being convicted of criminal charges, and at an absolute minimum, he is headed to civil court and will lose everything he has.


The lesson to be learned here is to NEVER half-arse anything. If you deem a situation worthy of intervening to protect someone's life(and not property) do not use scare tactics and do not bluff. Leave only one side of the story.