I had a buddy in Stary last night... holed up in one of the military tents. Unfortunately for him, his leg was broken... so he was going nowhere fast. Another friend and myself worked up to the north side of town to evaluate the possibility of getting him the morphine and painkillers that he was lacking. It was a very low-pop server... maybe 4 other folks besides us, so while it is a hotspot, we were still playing the odds by trying to go in to help him. While looking down on the tents from the hill, my walking buddy tells me that he sees a player coming around toward us. I turn and zoom in with my CZ, and sure enough, here comes a survivor with a Czech pack and a Winchester. He sees us and turns away... maybe trying to put distance... maybe trying to circle around behind us. My friend is telling me to shoot him. The guy is crouching toward a few trees and bushes... I wrestle with it for a few seconds. The guy doesn't appear to have very much, but he has enough to kill us if we lose sight. He is getting farther away... I know what a pain it is to even get up here sometimes, and I really don't want to squash his work. But I have him directly in my sights. He walks behind the foliage at a steady pace... I pull the trigger, firing at the bush... and see him fall over behind it. After dispatching the ensuing horde of hoppers and walkers, I go check his body. He had some good general loot... lots of meat, some basic medical supplies, etc... but nothing we couldn't get from a barn and a dead sheep. He was just trying to get some gear. Chances are, that if I would have had time to type on chat, he would have been friendly. Due to lack of trust, We may have killed him anyway... maybe not. I still kinda feel bad for the dude.