Streamer learns fate for shooting a homeless man during live broadcast – as victim’s family expresses outrage

An Idaho man who livestreamed the moment he shot a homeless man was sentenced to more than three years in prison, but the victim’s brother doesn’t think that’s enough.

Hoyt Webb, 36, shot Thomas Hatch, 47, near a 7-Eleven in downtown Spokane in June. He was streaming a video for his YouTube channel about the area’s “homeless epidemic.”

But this livestream turned violent when Webb antagonized people and ultimately shot Hatch, an unarmed man holding an iced coffee.

As a result, Hatch suffered life-threatening injuries. He lost a kidney and half of his intestine. His coronary artery was also damaged.

‘I don’t know what else to say. I can’t even look at him. It’s hard,” Eric Kessler said during Webb’s sentencing Wednesday KHQ. “I still don’t believe what he got was fair.”

Eric Kessler, Thomas Hatch’s brother, is dissatisfied with Webb’s conviction and believes it is not harsh enough

Webb pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after initially claiming he was defending himself.

While filming the livestream, Webb wore a Trump hat and a selfie stick as he reportedly saw a man with a machete getting into an argument with another person.

According to court documents, he decided to get his gun from the car instead of leaving the area.

Webb shouted, “It would be a bad idea for them to pull something against me because I’m pro-Second Amendment. I don’t have a felony, so I’m allowed to carry a gun, and I have a concealed firearm permit.”

Hatch approached Webb with his drink in one hand and nothing in the other, police reported.

Webb claims to be an accredited reporter on his YouTube page

Webb livestreamed shooting Hatch and yelling at another person to drop a rock they were holding

Meanwhile, Webb was heard yelling at another person to drop a rock they were holding.

‘Stand back the fuck! He just attacked me,” he said on the livestream.

Webb, who was shouting and swearing at people, fired a “warning shot,” as he later told police. His next shot hit Hatch in the torso.

Hatch was taken to hospital in critical condition and police arrived to arrest Webb KXLY.

He was found with pepper spray and a gun. His phone was still live streaming while he was arrested.

Webb wore a Trump hat during the livestream, where he was heard yelling at people before shooting Hatch

Webb’s YouTube page, Kootenai County Press, claims he is a licensed reporter and photographer.

But his qualifications come from the Constitution Free Amendment Press Association, an organization that offers credentials to any American adult who accepts their pledge and terms and conditions.

Most of his videos involve him narrating while filming people in different situations. He often got into arguments or confrontations with the people in the livestream.

His comment sections are flooded with hate.

Webb pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after previously claiming he acted in self-defense

Under a video called “1st Amendment audit Spokane Washington, Karen tried to stop me from livestreaming!”, someone wrote, “This man is a joke. Certified reporter lol’.

‘The attitude stinks. I have no problem with people filming in public and exercising their rights. But if you want to be activist about it, you need to promote your activism and not be an absolute d*****,” chimed in another user.

The live stream of him shooting Hatch has been removed from the channel.