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Was The Boston Massacre An Accident?

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Was the Boston Massacre an accident. Some sources says it was and some say it wasn’t. Based on the sources for my use I believe the Boston was not an accident at all. There was more events that happened earlier that day that led up to The Boston Massacre. Evidence from the first source proves that it was both sides fault. The colonists was throwing snowballs and had no other way to protect themselves. On the other hand the Redcoats had to protect themselves also. Based on other sources I was given in multiple court trials the court room discussed what happened in the Boston Massacre. It was both the colonists and the redcoats fault. The British fired into the crowd without orders of the leader. The colonists yelled at them to shoot

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