When the suspect points his pistol at clerk, the clerk shoots and kills one of the suspects.

We are being told by the district attorney that this is a novel approach to this law; it is not, we are told, been used in Alabama, although other states have applied felony murder to this type of scenario.

What this charge is saying is that if you commit a felony and during the course of that felony, you provoke a deadly confrontation and some is killed, you can be held liable.

Due to the obvious self-defense issues, the clerk is not being charged with any crime.

Based on the obvious self defense issue here. No charges are being brought against the clerk.

The suspect appeared at the door of one of the bedrooms and pointed a pistol directly at Officer Potts. Officer Hollingsworth saw this from his position and fired four rounds striking the suspect,