Oh, I have no doubt that it comes somewhere in the many degrees of homicide under the American legal system (as opposed to our 2 level system of murder or manslaughter). Assuming, of course, they find out who did it which was part of the point of the article I read - gun owners in Georgia within a 3km radius of where he was at the time is, I imagine, a fairly large population to investigate... it is unlikely that they will find who is responsible, especially as the person responsible may not even know they are responsible. Apparently it is a common way to celebrate the new year in Georgia much as it is a common way to celebrate marriage in Afghanistan.