That the young man called the police, and stayed till they arrived, shows he has a pretty good sense of right and wrong. He is going to be crushed by this, probably for the rest of his life, and I don't want to even think of the suffering the victim's family will go through. Really tragic this happened, absolutely heart breaking for all those involved. Even though you must fault him for making a decision to shoot, that can't ever be fixed, you have to credit him for taking responsibility and owning it. My heart goes out to all parties involved, and as AlbertaDiver said....make damn sure you know what you are shooting at! There are no 'do overs' when you make a mistake like this with a fire arm.
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