A Mason County homeowner has been arrested on second-degree murder charges after an intruder was
shot multiple times while in the shower on the homeowner’s property, according to a tweet from the
Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred on East Trails Road, south of Belfair, about 8 a.m. Saturday.
Authorities said the homeowner left his house to check on neighboring property he also owns when
the shooting occurred. Sheriff’s Lt. Travis Adams said the man runs a business out of a building
on the second property.
When the homeowner arrived on the second property, he told deputies he found a screen had been taken
off the window and the door kicked in. The homeowner went back to his home, got a gun, returned to
the other house and shot the intruder multiple times, detectives said.
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“When the homeowner arrived on the second property, he told deputies he found a screen had been taken
off the window and the door kicked in. The homeowner went back to his home, got a gun, returned to
the other house and shot the intruder multiple times, detectives said.”
I don’t see the part about the arguing. Maybe if he called 911 before he went back armed to where the intruder was he would have a better case. “Yes I called the 911, but I’m 20 minutes out of town - who knows what the guy was going to do!?”
As I posted earlier, Washington state does not require it to be self-defense, you don’t have to flee, etc. I hope that this guy gets a good lawyer,