The home owner was in no danger at any time. Could have just as easily held him at gun point and called the police. The use of deadly force is a serious matter, setting up a situation to use it because you’re frustrated by being ripped off, doesn’t seem to me to be the wisest solution to the problem.
Where does that presumption come from? How can the state of no danger from a stranger essentially invading one’s garage at 1 am be determined? much less the ability to hold such a person at gunpoint? Recall similar arguments to Darren Wilson versus Michael Brown?
There is no evidence of a “setup”. Claiming same means that one has to concede that Dede is the criminal, of course.