Paul Matthews was a private security guard at the Quick-E-Mart grocery store in Compton, California. One afternoon while Paul was on duty, two armed men entered the store and demanded money from the cashier. Armed only with pepper spray, Paul was initially paralyzed with fear and unable to respond. As the criminals were fleeing from the store, however, they also decided to take Paul’s new iPad.

Fearing the criminals would escape with his iPad before the police arrived, Paul chased after the gunmen, sprayed them with pepper spray, wrestled one of the guns away, and shot both men. Can Paul use a law enforcement defense?