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Not if they were departing.Or was she stopping a felony in progress?
§ 9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is
justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or
tangible, movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the
other under Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the
deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of
arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the
nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or
(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing
immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated
robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the
property; and
(3) he reasonably believes that:
(A) the land or property cannot be protected or
recovered by any other means; or
(B) the use of force other than deadly force to
protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or
another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.
So yes, you can use lethal force to prevent the escape of a person who has committed a burglary
And now to put on my Texas CHL/NRA/Private Security instructor hat... Don't ever try using that justification. Seriously, don't. In fact, just pretend that whole section of the law doesn't exist. Section (3)(A) pretty much kills any chance of using that defense successfully if you have homeowners insurance.
However, since one of the goblins had a gun, she wasn't defending property, she was defending life. Different story.