Considering that Khen emphasised he was behind a car on the other side of the street I think it matters who he was trying to protect.
If you're hiding behind a car, or if the suspect is running away, you say you were fearing for other people. If you weren't hiding behind a car, you say you were fearing for your own life. Either way works. When necessary, you wax philosophical about exposing children to second-hand smoke.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."