1) His wife testified she saw the armed smugglers
2) He shot up in the air.
3) at the 115 yard range, Kelly would have known he hit his target.
4) He called the cops to investigate the shooting incident
5) The book does not depict anyone getting shot
https://www.kold.com/2024/03/30/george-alan-kelly-trial-targets-his-rifle-deadly-bullet-missing/