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The devil is always in the details...
From the source:
"Fox was standing inside a small shed when a .45-caliber rifle bullet passed through the shed’s door and pierced his heart."
and
"Under Colorado’s self-defense laws, the use of deadly force is justified only under the “reasonable belief” that it’s necessary to prevent serious bodily injury or death. The jury found that none of the men had a legitimate claim of self-defense."
Shooting a guy who is hiding in a closed shed from you is not, in this case, legitimate self defense. Had the thief been armed and shooting, thats one thing - he was hiding. Reasonable force would have been to keep him hidden at gunpoint until the police arrived. If he attempted to escape, being armed with knives, he would have had to advance on the defendants, and they would have had more of a defense claim. From the description in the paper at least, these guys are lucky they didn't get criminally convicted of murder.
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Good Hunting!
Captain Haplo
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