Don’t say a THING you don’t have to until you have an attorney.What about the first interaction with police?
There is someone in your home. You shoot him.
You kinda have to call the police at this point. (Objectively I would say to call first, then grab the gun and defend yourself as you now have a record that you wanted someone else to handle this so you didn't have to kill the intruder, but the situation may not allow for that)
So you are not standing over the body of the intruder. You have to call 911 and tell the cops to come out. I assume you have to tell them why. You can't say "Hey...just send police but I am not making a statement"
So what can you safely say on that recorded call so the cops know what they are responding to?
Is it okay to stick with basic facts? "There was an intruder in my home. I have shot him. Send police and and ambulance"
And what about when the police get there? You have to open the door and give them your name. I assume they are going to want to make sure the threat is over so they will need basic information about what happened. What do you need to say to help the police ensure the house is safe that isn't going to eff you in court?
I always had it in my head that you should ask for an ambulance for the intruder for 2 reasons. 1 because it shows you don't want him to die and 2 because it is the right thing to do for someone who will die without medical help even if he was there to hurt you.