Crime & Safety
Bothell Man Shot To Death While Showering At Mason County Home
The victim had broken into the home and was killed by the homeowner who is now facing a murder charge, police say.
BELFAIR, WA - A strange story is emerging from the Belfair area involving a Bothell man who was shot to death after breaking into a home and taking a shower.
The shooting happened around 8 a.m. Saturday at a home in rural Mason County south of Belfair. A homeowner there went to check on a house he owned and noticed the door kicked in, according to reports. The homeowner found the Bothell man - identified as 31-year-old Nathaniel Joseph Rosa - showering in the home.
The homeowner then apparently went back to his other house, got a gun, and went back and confronted Rosa, which led to the shooting. The homeowner is now under arrest on suspicion of second-degree murder; the Mason County Sheriff's office says that the homeowner had ample time to call 911 rather than confronting the suspect with a gun.
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Update: Homeowner has been arrested for Murder 2. Intruder was shot multiple times while in the shower. pic.twitter.com/1cPLo3PDEb
— Mason County Sheriff (@MasonCoSheriff) April 1, 2017
MCSO detectives are investigating a homicide on E. Trails Rd. Homeowner shot and killed intruder. Investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/vO9qAu6hzC
— Mason County Sheriff (@MasonCoSheriff) April 1, 2017
Image via Mason County Sheriff's Office
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