Originally Posted by federali

The laws of self defense are not clearly defined and the most subtle variations can profoundly affect the legal outcome of an otherwise justifiable shooting.

In this instance, the intruder was in the act of fleeing, the victim was not in her home but responding to an alarm and the police were on the scene.

You always stand in a more favorable light with the law when you are IN YOUR HOME and your bullets are in the intruder's front half rather than in his back.