Wait , so which is the N word ? <| sep |> It says the boy crossed the street to confront the man . It also says the boy was with friends . It isn ' t clear if the friends crossed the street with him . We also don ' t know if any of them had weapons e . g . sticks , rocks , etc . If multiple armed people confront you , and you are reasonably in fear of serious bodily injury andor death , then lethal force is probably justified under West Virginia law . If it went down like they actually wrote in the article then the dude should be prosecuted . But I think we ' re only getting a small view into what actually happened , through the lens of some shitty journalism . <| sep |> Some may say that proves his point . <| sep |> maybe complaining about being tryharded kinda does that , but hey , just an idea