Eleven Warriors

ok, that was funny. maybe a little wrong, but that was just funny...

as for that poor girl getting shot by him:

I would say it was an accident, because he thought it was an intruder. But, let's wait to see what unfolds. Apparently, there may have been domestic abuse involved before, so that makes you wonder. Too early to tell. Bizzare story, especially being that it occured on Valentine's Day.

The real shame is how much we worship someone for their athletic ability without knowing who they really are.

Not in any way defending him- and firing through a door in almost any situation where you don't know your target is inexcusable- and I think it will turn out to have been intentional, but if just want to say that if you shoot someone accidentally it will likely be with a substantial number of rounds.

When you have elected to shoot, you shoot until the opponent has ceased any and all movement or your weapon is empty. You don't stop because they've fallen down. A prone person can still shoot you. You also have absolutely no way to know if any of your rounds have actually hit or wounded the target. You don't know if the target is lightly injured, dropped prone without being injured, or has a wound that will eventually kill them but does not immediately incapacitate them.

If he had, for example, seen a shadow and fired at what he believed was an intruder then it would be reasonable for him to fire at that intruder until movement stopped. Four hits in five shots is perfectly within the norm in terms of number of shots. However, it is actually phenomanal shooting, especially through a door. One shot in five hitting is the average in actual handgun combat situations.

That being said, it is absolutely inexcusable to fire through a door at an unknown target or to fire at a shadow without having first ascertained the exact location of anyone you know is in the house. 

I'm sure this will turn out to be some sort of argument and murder, but I wanted to clear up that in a case where somebody accidentally shoots someone, four times would not be unusual.

Yeah, its crazy to be shooting through a door. Even if it is an intruder, how do you know its not some drunk 18 year old who just broke in and passed out?

Standard tactical for a possible intruder in your house is to gather all family members/household residents together, lock yourselves in one room, then contact the police. That way you know you've accounted for everybody you care about. If someone tries to open the door then you shout a warning and let them know you have contacted the police, have a gun, and will fire if they continue to attempt to open the door.

You NEVER EVER go through the house looking for an intruder. 

Not sure if the bathroom in question is in his bedroom or down a hall. If down a hall, his correct move would have been to lock his bedroom door and contact the authorities. If in his bedroom, he should have contacted the authorities, pointed his gun at the door, and shouted to the intruder that he had contacted the authorities, had a gun, and would fire if they tried to exit the bathroom.

I can't think of any tactical situation where firing four shots through a closed door with an unknown target is acceptable. 

So even if we give him the benefit of the doubt in assuming he thought it was an intruder, that still makes him guilty of extreme stupidity and negligent homicide. and that's at best. Hard to see this not turning out to be flat out murder.

Ha! ^ Good stuff Brewster