News 12 is speaking to a legal expert about what’s next in the high-profile case of a Chester official indicted in the shooting a lost DoorDash driver and his claims of self-defense.

Former prosecutor and Syracuse law professor Rick Trunfio says New York’s laws are clear and the video shows Reilly was not in danger to justify the shooting in anyway.

“I just don’t see this being a viable self-defense case at all. Justification requires that the person use reasonable like force. There has to be some initial aggression that starts the encounter. In this case, there is no initial aggression at all,” says Trunfio.

The Town of Chester highway supervisor and federal firearms dealer appears to be seen on his own Ring camera, in video obtained exclusively by News 12, leaving his house with a leather firearm holster strapped to his back and a firearm in his hand during the evening hours of May 2. The shooter is then seen firing three shots toward the 24-year-old Dasher from yards away, while the victim was inside his car and leaving Reilly’s property.

The official hired high-profile New York City attorney Thomas Kenniff, following his arrest and the national media attention surrounding the case. Kenniff stunned many people who saw the video when the lawyer claimed Reilly acted in self-defense, saying the situation was “far more complex than has been portrayed.”

“The right to defend oneself and one’s family from harm is as old as the law itself. Nowhere is this right more closely guarded than within the sanctity of one’s home. The purported DoorDash driver, who wore no uniform and bore no credentials, was seen moments earlier unlawfully entering the garage of a next-door neighbor. He then approached Mr. Reilly’s door without invitation, bizarrely asking to enter his home, while Mr. Reilly’s wife and young daughter were inside. Mr. Reilly’s intention was not to cause harm, but to warn this man off his property after he had resisted his requests to leave,” said Kenniff.

State police are investigating the case and previously told News 12 the victim was not engaged in any wrongdoing and that they were looking into whether the incident was a hate crime.

The Dasher’s family says he was shot in the back and seriously injured but is recovering.

Reilly is out on bail and has returned to work remotely. His firearms were seized under an extreme risk protection order, according to the district attorney's office, and is under investigation by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The official is scheduled to appear for his arraignment in Orange County Court June 9. Prosecutors say his top charge carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.