I live in Texas, I would have been justified and had the law on my side had I shot. I know this, and knew this.
That said, I probably would have ended up being arrested, and spent some time in jail, and spent money on attorney fees to get out.
Also, the media frenzy I'm sure that would have ensued.
Texal Penal Code Title 2, Chapter 9
Sec. 9.33. DEFENSE OF THIRD PERSON. A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect a third person if:
(1) under the circumstances as the actor reasonably believes them to be, the actor would be justified under Section 9.31 or 9.32 in using force or deadly force to protect himself against the unlawful force or unlawful deadly force he reasonably believes to be threatening the third person he seeks to protect; and
(2) the actor reasonably believes that his intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.
