Homeowner arrested after fatally shooting intruder he found in his shower: Police

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Homeowner arrested after fatally shooting intruder he found in his shower: Police

By KARMA ALLEN - Apr 3, 2017, 3:28 AM ET

A Washington state homeowner was arrested on murder charges Saturday after he fatally shot a man he found taking a shower in his home, according to police.

The homeowner shot Nathaniel Joseph Rosa, 31, multiple times after, he said, he noticed signs of forced entry at his home in Mason County, Washington, the county sheriff's office said Saturday.

The homeowner, who has not been identified, was arrested on second-degree murder charges, the office said.

The sheriff's office announced the arrest via Twitter and said it would release more information in a press release Monday.

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[KT2000]

1. premeditated so

I would have thought 1st degree murder more appropriate.

[Hoyt]

2. Good. But gun lobby will help him, gunners gotta stick together.

[spin]

3. I wouldn't view a man taking a shower in my home as a significant ...

threat to my health or life.

I would call the police and perhaps hold the intruder at gun point until the police arrived. Of course if he rushed me I would shoot him. I am 70 years old and with a bad back and am a candidate for a hip replacement. I doubt if I could physically take on a much younger man and win. He would most likely take my weapon from me and kill me with it. Of course I would explain this to the intruder to discourage such an attack.

However this situation was definitely not self defense. From the article:

The homeowner went inside and exchanged words with Rosa, who was in the shower at the time, police said. The homeowner left the premises without calling the police and returned with a firearm, police said.

"He returned home, retrieved a firearm, came back over to the residence and fired multiple rounds into the shower ... killing the intruder," Mason County Sheriff's Lt. Travis Adams told ABC affiliate KOMO.
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