All the other articles I found said that he survived but the only thing I found said that someone suffered a cut on the hand so it doesn't sound like he got ahold of anybody.
So, open question. If you witness 30 people all jumping around, kicking, throwing rocks, and beating down someone who is already on the ground and not able to defend themselves and you're armed, how do you handle this situation? I feel like blasting straight into the mob would be the answer, they're all guilty. And you're saving someone's life, just like an attempted murder or rape. But I'm sure the law isn't going to see it that way?