Besides the wife and nephew, how many civilians are claiming they had eyes on the rancher at the very moment he was shot?
Call the Sheriff and ask him.
Most people were probably focused on the car. Ain't every day that you get to see that "Jaws of life" operation.
Now, if there was this big confrontation between the cops and Mr. Yantis, some would look that way and be positioned to observe the killing.
But if some of the witnesses are telling the truth about no words being exchanged between the victim and his killers, there may not be many that actually saw it. Most of them would be the ones who were members of the Yantis party.
BTW, "victim and his killers" are perfectly appropriate technical words.
