Accused: Guilty or Innocent? 6x3 Vengeful Shooter or Protective Father?

A 68-year-old father shoots and wounds his daughter’s boyfriend when the couple arrive outside the family home. Believing his daughter is trapped in an abusive relationship, he fires three shots to force the boyfriend to leave. Charged with aggravated assault and facing 20 years in prison, was he a reckless shooter or a protective father?