Not sure I agree with a murder conviction, manslaughter would have been my choice. I'm sure he didn't grab his rifle thinking "here's my chance to kill someone". He grabbed his rifle because there were gunshots heard in the area of the party. I'll be shocked if he doesn't beat this conviction on appeal.
One things for sure, it must be extremely hard to be a cop in the U.S knowing how many people have guns, especially in states like Texas. people forget cops are human and they freak out like everyone else from time to time.
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