As to damage to property from return fire, states differ on that. So long as the shooting is justified, some states nullify liability (on the part of the justified shooter) for property damage that results.
Let’s see now: An individual benefits (saving his life) by the firing of a shot in lawful self-defense (justified), a shot which goes on to cause damage to the property of a third, totally uninvolved person, yet that third person must bear the cost to repair the resulting damage to his property because the liability of the person causing that damage has been nullified by the shooting being justified? Interesting concept, that.
