Watch the video. He assaulted someone before the first shot was fired.

Edit: Never mind, your downvoting has changed my mind. Somehow my eyes and ears were wrong, and McMichael actually shot Arbery before he courageously fought back in self-defense, through sheer willpower, before succumbing to his wounds. I now blame whitey, meaning both these two individuals, and the entire white race.

Watch the video. He assaulted someone before the first shot was fired.