▁Corn ▁and ▁John ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁weapons ▁on ▁them , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 1 1 ▁call ▁Gonz ale z ▁stated , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁they ▁had , ▁but ▁they ▁must ▁have ▁thought ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁not ▁armed ." ▁When ▁police ▁arrived , ▁John ▁was ▁still ▁alive ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁His pan ic ▁male . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Corn ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁near ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁shot , ▁unable ▁to ▁move ▁his ▁legs . ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁Gonz ale z ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁first ▁degree ▁intent ional ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁attempted ▁first ▁degree ▁intent ional ▁hom ic ide ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁shooting . ▁Under ▁Wisconsin ▁law , ▁self - def ense ▁is ▁a ▁mit ig ating ▁circumst ance ▁to ▁these ▁charges , ▁and ▁once ▁claimed ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁must ▁prove ▁beyond ▁a ▁reasonable ▁doubt ▁that ▁the ▁mit ig ating ▁circumst ance ▁does ▁not ▁exist . ▁Act ual ▁self - def ense ▁is ▁an ▁absolute ▁defense ▁to ▁the ▁charges . ▁Un necess ary ▁self - def ense ▁( the ▁accused ▁believed ▁self - def ense ▁was ▁needed , ▁but ▁such ▁belief ▁was ▁un reason able ) ▁reduces ▁the ▁charges . ▁▁ ▁If ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁cannot ▁prove ▁the ▁accused ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁valid ▁self - def ense ▁mot ive ▁( even ▁an ▁un reason able ▁one ), ▁the ▁charges ▁are ▁automatically ▁reduced . ▁Under ▁most