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03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:58 pm If he did fire one last parting shot into the darkness after the bad guy ran, that would be the shot that got him charged with murder.

There are different accounts I have read that the burglar dropped the pickax before the first shot and ran away - that would
mean the threat was gone. No property was taken so the shooting was not justified. Definitely the second shot was after the burglar
was unarmed and running away, he not a threat. I also read that at around 7AM the homeowner saw something [dead body] in a field
behind the house. I also read another account where they said the body was in his backyard. Also read that he had a shotgun and other
story that he had a pistol. Very confusing.

I saw a couple interviews with the neighbors - one of them said they had been robbed three times and had to put a metal fence around the house.
Probably the homeowner was tired having so much crime in the neighborhood.

Here's another twist to the story which explains more of why the suspect was charged with murder. The article also states that the homeowner was armed with a shotgun.

The wife of a Dallas man charged in the fatal shooting of someone they thought was a burglar contacted a lawyer before the husband
called 911 to report a home invasion, according to police documents. Meyer said he fired an additional shot "into the night" in the direction
of the park, even though "from the suspect's accounts, the threat of serious bodily injury against him was over when the complainant
dropped the pickax and ran off," the affidavit said.

Meyer, who said he didn't know whether he'd shot anyone, went back to bed. He got up around 7 a.m. Thursday and thought he saw "a black bag"
in the park. Upon closer inspection, he found the man's body.

https://www.wptv.com/news/national/wife ... pect-death

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:38 pm Maybe he thought he missed since the bad guy ran away. I agree he should have called the cops after firing his weapon. At least there is one less bad guy. Too bad this old man is going to pay for it. He should be getting a reward instead.

Maybe he did miss the guy, who then dropped the pickaxe and while running away was shot in the back [after he was no longer a threat]?

philip964 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:51 pm https://www.click2houston.com/news/poli ... ng-burglar

I think there have been threads about the importance of calling 911 after firing your gun.

This thread will emphasize the importance of doing it as soon as it is safe to do so, regardless of how early in the morning or how tired you are.

Probably a second point is having your attorney present when you talk to the police.

Yes, the guy should have called 911 when it was safe to do so. It is also a bad idea to shoot a warning shot or "shot into the night".
I don't understand the murder charge. Maybe some of the physical evidence didn't match the story given by the homeowner ...