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Deltona, that's really, really sad. I'm very glad they you were there to rescue your friend from that sick individual. I'm also very sorry that you needed to kill him and I recognize that it's not my place to say whether it was necessary or not mainly because I wasn't there. The only thing I'm left wondering, and hope you don't find this offensive, is was it necessary to fire center mass? I'm not familiar with firearms, but I'm handy with a bow and arrow and I would be confident to hit someone in, say, the shoulder from 25 feet off. It's a difficult question to ask because it's clear that your life and the life of your friend were in immediate danger, so please don't misunderstand: I think you're a hero for being brave enough to make a serious decision to save your friend. As someone who would die in order to avoid killing another human being, I'm just trying to understand.
To be clear, I can't say with certainty what I'd do in a similar situation. If a friend or family member of mine were in a dire and life threatening situation, it's possible that something in me would kick in and I could take a life. Speaking outside of that situation, though, I'd like to think that I would find all reasonable methods of saving my friend that avoided taking a life. As an atheist, I find life to be especially precious because I know I won't have an afterlife to atone or to see those who have died again.
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