Analyze This !!!
On July 23, 2015, 51-year-old Florida resident Robert Doyle called 911 to report that another driver was attempting to run him off the road. While he was on the line with the dispatcher,
The wife of the other reported driver, Mrs. Cathy Gonzalez was also calling 911 to report a motorist who was driving like an idiot. Cathy’s husband, Candelerio, who was driving, told the dispatcher that he was going to follow the other driver home so he would confront him and understand the reason why he was driving like a lunatic. The dispatcher advised Gonzalez not to do that.
Realizing he was being followed, Doyle told his dispatcher that his weapon was cocked, locked, and ready to go.
When Doyle pulled into his driveway, Gonzalez parked behind him, and both men exited their vehicles. Cathy saw the gun and begged Doyle not to shoot. Doyle shot Gonzalez once, paused, fired again, paused again, and then fired three more shots. Doyle then walked up to the vehicle, which had Candelerio’s wife, daughter, and grandson inside. He pointed his gun at the family and ordered them out of the car. He held them at gunpoint until police arrived.
Doyle was charged with second-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held without bond.
Did Doyle break the law since the victim followed him home even after he called 911? Was his action in self defense like he claimed? If you were the judge , what would you do?