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A gunman entered a store and attempted to rob the proprietor, but the owner shot and killed the gunman. What offenses would be reported?

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A gunman entered a store and attempted to rob the proprietor, but the owner shot and killed the gunman. What offenses would be reported?

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The agency would report one justifiable homicide and one robbery that was cleared by exceptional means. Justifiable homicide, by definition, occurs in conjunction with other offenses. Therefore, the attempted robbery is reported along with the justifiable homicide.