Self defense or excessive force?

[climber3986]

I wonder if this family face a future lawsuit. Id like to hear what other people thing about this situation.

"According to the homeowner," police said, "he was bound in the bathroom by the suspect. The homeowner said he was able to free himself, fought with the suspect and sustained a stab wound to the back side of his shoulder."

The man, his wife and his child were held in the bathroom, police said. The situation turned when the wife was allowed to leave the bathroom at some point, police said.

"The wife returned with a handgun and fired one shot believing to strike McCloud. After the husband's bonds were cut by the wife, the husband took control of the weapon and fired additional shots striking McCloud," police said. "The family then ran outside and flagged a motorist and asked them to call 911."

I don't think there was anything wrong with the first shot, but when the husband took the weapon from the wife and shot the intruder serveral more times could that be considered not in self defense?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/us/mississippi-escaped-murder-suspect-killed/

[MineralMan]

1. There shouldn't be any further problem for them.

They were essentially kidnapped, violently attacked, and held hostage and bound.

Inside their own home. The shooting was justified self-defence. No lawsuit will succeed in this case.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Even if you didn't do anything wrong it doesn't mean you can't be sued. n/t