The gun was an autoloader and probably didn't shoulder it for the second shot causing the gun the short stroke and jam . Still don't think he intended to shoot Crabtree as they had no previous feud with him .
Generally you wouldnt load your gun until you get into the blind .
That is my guess. Benellis rarely jam, unless you dont shoulder or support it. They have to have opposing force to unlock the bolt via the inertia spring. I've experienced it on overhead shots where the gun slipped off mount. The update I listened to said Crabtree said he didnt have it in him to gun the old man down. I'm keeping up with it because I waterfowl hunt regularly in areas where these types of blind laws are prevalent (private blinds on public water). We also lost a fellow hunter last week who was hunting an impoundment in eastern NC with his son and there was an AD that ended up killing him. Not sure if was his or his son's gun but that kid will have to live with seeing that the rest of his life.
