Originally Posted by
Art
The OP is scant on details, such as whether the person is in or out of the residence which can be a huge factor in justifiable homicide cases. State laws also vary...a lot, but, generally, lf you can not demonstrate the threat of death or serious bodily injury is present to you or someone else at the instant you pull the trigger be prepared to be charged with aggravated assault, manslaughter attempted murder or murder if you shoot anybody. This is especially true if the person is running away. Again, without knowing the details its hard to tell but I don't know of a state where retribution is grounds for the use of deadly force.