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Homeowner Arrested After Shooting Intruder Dead In The Shower

MASON COUNTY, Wash. (KDKA) -- A homeowner in Washington State shot and killed an intruder this weekend.

According to CBS affiliate KIRO, the incident took place Saturday in Mason County.

The male homeowner found a screen taken out of a window and noticed a door had been kicked in.

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He went to investigate, found the intruder and fatally shot him.

The intruder has been identified as 31-year-old Nathaniel Joseph Rosa.

Officers say Rosa was shot while he was taking a shower. The homeowner, after discovering Rosa, left the scene to retrieve his gun, returned and shot Rosa through shower curtains.

Detectives say the homeowner has been arrested on a 2nd degree murder charge.

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