I don't know how it is in the city so much having only lived there for the last couple years, but growing up out in the sticks there were only 4 main ways people showed up uninvited to your house. 1. Farmer whose cattle got loose/Hunter interested in hunting your place, 2. People who broke down on the Highway, 3. Police investigating missing cattle/meth-heads etc., OR 4. People trying to rob/kill you
And since it took the police almost half an hour to get to you once they deployed, you really didn't have time to wait around if you had #4.
So all that being said, I say that the robber had a gun and shot the man in the hand. The kid obviously heard the gunshot and the robbers and took the appropriate action. I'm not saying that killing a person won't haunt you for the rest of your life, but when it comes to your family you got to do what's necessary to protect them. And it sounds like the Father would definitely have died if action had not been taken.
Long story short- Lesser of two Evils
And since it took the police almost half an hour to get to you once they deployed, you really didn't have time to wait around if you had #4.
So all that being said, I say that the robber had a gun and shot the man in the hand. The kid obviously heard the gunshot and the robbers and took the appropriate action. I'm not saying that killing a person won't haunt you for the rest of your life, but when it comes to your family you got to do what's necessary to protect them. And it sounds like the Father would definitely have died if action had not been taken.
Long story short- Lesser of two Evils