Originally Posted by Lebenz

Here’s a scenario: you witness someone assaulting someone else. You tell them to stop The person doing the assaulting (the perp) turns and comes towards you. You have a hand gun. You also have a carry permit. You aim the gun at them and demand they lay on the ground. The perp doesn’t stop coming toward you. You fire several times. One shot misses the perp and hits someone else. The perp is shot and down and a bystander is shot and down. Meanwhile someone calls the cops. They show up. Do you end up going to prison for being a good albeit violent samaritan and coming to the defense of someone unknown?