A "hero" in Harlem

To use Twitter terms, one of the trending topics in NYC news reports is that of a business owner in Harlem, who thwarted a robbery by shooting two of the four assailants dead and injuring the other two critically. Let me repeat that for you. HE SHOT THEM DEAD. After several attempts at trying to talk the the young men(one, age 29 and the remaining 3, ages 21) out of committing the heinous crime, he took justice into his own hands, saving his employee of several years from the beating by pistol that he was receiving. His weapon of choice? A 12-gauge, UNLICENSED shotgun. Just to further paint the picture, this is a 72 yr old man we're speaking of. He claims he is torn up by his actions, but was left with no choice. Here's the thing that gets me: he's getting away scot-free. Not a charge in sight. Do you know how hard it is to get off on a self defense? They were shot in the back, mind you. If you haven't figured out by now, Mr.Vigilante--who the cops and some locals are calling a hero--is of course, a white man. The scary thing is, it almost seems as though this is becoming a recent trend in Harlem. The classic story of "white man kills black man and gets away unscathed." YES. They had ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS trying to rob someone. I could care less how hard times are; there's no excuse to eat off another person's plate forcefully. A hero though? REALLY? Murder is HEROIC now? Hell, I would've felt better if he would've at least been charged with something initially. At least give the impression of fairness in the so called "justice" system. He had an unlicensed shotgun and shot and killed not one, but TWO men. Can someone tell me what in the hell type of law enforcement is that?! I'm not even a cop and I'm pretty sure what he did was manslaughter. Again, my beef isn't with the owner/shooter. I truly believe he is sincere in his regret. I'm just alluding to the sad fact that he did what he did and was able to do what he did, because he was the "right" color.