Police Chief Fowler Our suspect in this case made some really bad choices , to show up to a bar where there is going to be alcohol and he ' s going to consume alcohol and he has a weapon on him , and then he decides to engage in some type of altercation not once but twice . Once they were separated , he could have gone on his merry way . The police already know this was not a case of self defense . The suspect knew who he was engaging and did so twice when he could have chosen not to . He then chose to use his concealed weapon to commit murder . The charge is second degree murder , but it honestly feels like it could be first degree considering the suspect knew who he was confronting and chose to do so while armed .