I shot the Sheriff is sang by Eric Clapton. This song is about someone who shot the Sheriff, but for self-defence. The Sheriff hated him (so the writer says) and he wanted to shoot him.

This song fits in this theme, but in another way. We do not see the point of view of the victim, or his family, but the point of view of the killer. There is always a reason behind a murder, in this case it was self-defence. So make that this person a bad person? If he tried to save his own life from someone who wanted to kill him?