"shot and killed" is either accidental (negligent homicide, a form of murder in the U.S. legal system) or intentional (uncontroversially homicide). in the case

"shot and killed" is either accidental (negligent homicide, a form of murder in the U.S. legal system) or intentional (uncontroversially homicide). in the case of intentional we can distinguish between self-defense shootings and aggravated shootings. self-defense shootings might not have been intended to kill, in which case it could be merely aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resulting in accidental death (i.e. manslaughter). the legal system here allows for juries to find a shooter non-culpable of homicide if there is a clear case for self-defense. legal non-culpability is a technicality (i.e. no criminal conviction), it doesn't mean there was no homicide involved. the other guy is still dead by the actions of another human. murder.