YOU SAID:

he was in trouble and he knew it he had to shoot the stragglers

INTO JAPANESE

彼は困っていて、ストラグラーを撃たなければならないことを知っていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was in trouble and knew he had to shoot the straggler

INTO JAPANESE

彼は困っていて、ストラグラーを撃たなければならないことを知っていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was in trouble and knew he had to shoot the straggler