[Crowbob]

I think this was his only choice from a legal standpoint.

Yes, he pulled the trigger, killed somebody and wounded another.

But, from a criminal perspective and especially with a jury trial, which he will demand, he will argue somebody else’s gross negligence, incompetence and/or quite probable malice, and under whose professional purview was firearm safety on set, was the direct cause of such a grievous, horrible and totally preventable harm due to a momentary lapse in firearm safety which is completely reasonable under the circumstances. Said firearm safety being specifically the professional duty of numerous employees on site and to whom most reasonable people would lay blame for this calamity.