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Originally Posted by Bourke
Isn't trying to kill people called Attempted Murder? Assault is when you hit someone, firing a handgun at them 19 times is a little more than assault, surely?
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Just pointing a gun at someone is assault, even if it is not loaded, so long as it elicits a fear of harm.
http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-...f-assault.html Since the shooter claimed he was shooting "just behind" the fleeing car, the charge is likely to stick where attempted murder would not.