What if Bigfoot turned out to be real? It might be a subspecies of Homo sapiens, in which case you'd be tried for murder if you shot one.
It also might be Homo erectus (a formerly common human ancestor species which is otherwise extinct). In that case, the law is unsettled and there would be endless proceedings about whether you committed murder or not.
Probably not erectus because erectus made fire, and no one claims bigfoot does. But maybe Homo habilis. Is that one human?
It would be a very good idea not to shoot it.
