[Serious] Redditors who have lawfully killed someone, what's your story?

had a friend of a friend casually tell me he killed a guy once... let's call him xxx for storytelling purposes. xxx used to live in Palmdale, CA near Lancaster (the antelope valley or A/V as they say). for those who don't know there's not much to do but play gangster w/ your buddies by selling drugs & getting fucked up (while carrying illegal firearms on you @ all times). xxx sells drugs but is a pretty personable guy who knows everyone & everyone's knows him (it's worth noting that he's about 5'8" & 250, like the dude that you know whom everyone calls "tiny"). xxx starts moving up the chain of command b/c he's pushing real weight (pills), he's like the crazy eddie of middlemen pushers. time goes by, xxx makes "enough" $$$ (b/c he was skimming profits too) & decides not to push his luck further (not getting killed @ this point, nobody figuring out he's overcharging customers & pocketing diff). during his exit interview (ha), low level guys & his boss talk a little... #'s don't add up! xxx's chilling @ his house w/ his chick discussing future plans & BAM BAM BAM knock @ his door. boss man sent over a few goons to "talk" w/ him about "missing" $$$ & his "entrepreneurial" spirit. 3 guys w/ shotguns tell xxx & his G/F to chill while they repossess all his furniture & electronics plus the $$$ (which is hidden away offsite). the interaction was a bit more violent than described but you get what's happening! while 2 guys are removing all the stuff, 3rd dude rounds them up & stashes them both in a back room while (as not to interfere). xxx couldn't give a fuck as it's just stuff but the $$$'s next. other 2 guys bust into back room asking about the $$$ w/ shotguns drawn in his & his G/F's face (they tie him & her up w/ lamp cables they ripped out). he tells them where it's @ but 3rd guy stays back while they confirm (obviously xxx lied but wanted to buy time). 3rd guy tries to maintain but is coming down off a high, starts getting paranoid as hell, keeps checking the front door. xxx loosens the cables tied around his wrist, waits patiently for 3rd guy to nod a little (xxx told the other two guys the $$$ was @ a location they all knew in San Bernadino). a guitar is leaning on the wall in the closet, xxx makes a move & just then 3rd guy turns the corner w/ out the shotgun b/c he leaned it against bay window while checking 4 cops. their eyes lock, xxx swings the guitar while 3rd guy reaches for an errant screwdriver on dresser... BLAM-O! xxx catches 3rd guy directly across bridge of nose & eye socket w/ full force (think holly holm's foot to ronda rousey's neck). blood, brain matter, skull fragments b/c xxx hit him that damn hard (life or death, fight or flight). killed him instantly but still let out that last breath, death rattle. xxx stands there realizing what the eff just happened, drops the guitar, grabs the shotgun, untied his chick, & bolts. cops had been alerted by a neighbor who'd noticed the front door cracked & busted from being originally kicked in by the 1st two guys (figured it was drug related stuff happening). hands up, cherries blaring, xxx drops the shotgun & hits the deck. explains "most" of what happened but then detectives recognize dead 3rd guy & ask where his "known associates" where? xxx continues to break down & divulge everything (before drug dealer boss figures out). he explains exactly where other two guys w/ shotguns are headed in San Bernadino, they're killed in a shootout w/ police! xxx is arrested but cooperates (to avoid jail & manslaughter conviction) to bring down drug dealer boss. few weeks later, drug dealer boss is killed in a police shot out as well (it's like the damn wild wild west out there but fools are quick to pull a gun on anyone, including cops). xxx moves on w/ his life, exits all the shenanigans, drops that chick, never goes back to claim the $$$ (he knows exactly where it's @ but is too afraid someone's waiting for revenge, it's in the 6 figures but isn't worth his life, thinks cops know too & are just waiting for him to try), moves to San Diego, & becomes an upstanding citizen, randomly tells me this story once night... OMGWTFBBQ

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