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It is one of the most interesting cases I can ever remember. At this point I feel like manslaughter is probably fair.
The defense did a good job arguing self-defense. And it is possible that he was in a situation where he needed to defend himself with lethal force (no one was really there so who knows?). But I still feel that chasing someone around your neighborhood at night, especially a minor, with a loaded weapon, is confrontational. It's something that would make a lot of people fear for their life. And when you provoke that confrontation and then end up on the losing end, you can't claim self-defense.
No winners in this at all. Really shitty situation.
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