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Hello all,
I guess I'll jump in with my take on this subject.
Since we are going off of very limited info on this shooting, it is hard to state concretly just what the circumstances were before the shot.
In my book, a suspicious person is indeed a red flag that needs attention. Did the shooter know the owner, the patrons, and how well ?
Since when is it ok to duck your head and run off with your tail between your legs at the first sign of trouble?
Was the shooter looking for someone to shoot? Highly doubtful.
Was the shooter taking good defensive steps by grabbing a weapon in what he percieved as a threatning situation? How many of you carry a weapon daily just in case something goes south? If you use it is that murder??
How many of you grab a weapon at night when you hear a suspicious noise or see a suspicious person around your house? If you use it is that murder??

I say its the suspicious person that started and maintained the sequence of events in this case, and I dont see where the shooter is at fault for any thing, with one caveat, if he was legally drunk. Was he??

As far as shooting someone for stuff goes, its the theif that makes the choice to put himself/herself in that position, not me. I work darn hard to buy the vehicles and tools and "stuff" in and around my house and you can bet your last bullet that I will put up a fight to keep what is mine, and not just run and hide and give some punk what ever they want.
Don't want to get hurt? Then keep your hands off of my "stuff". Pretty darn simple. So simply even low lifes can understand.

Dan