"He (Alaniz) may allege that the boys had time to come up with a story, but testimony revealed that (the juveniles) were more concerned with getting their friend to safety," said prosecutor Brenda Anderson. "And we would also counter by arguing that the defendant had time to come up with a story and that he also called his son instead of calling 911. He was the one that had the opportunity to get advice from his son, who is a law enforcement officer, and from there come up with the self-defense argument."
Gonzalez's son, Vidal Gonzalez, testified he is a Customs and Border Protection agent and it was his Russian-made semiautomatic shotgun his father used in the slaying. He testified that after the shooting, Gonzalez called his house and said he had just shot an intruder.