Is this murder?

More info on this incident from the BBC news website;

Mr Kaarma, a 29-year-old firefighter, has told investigators his home had twice been hit by burglars, and he told a hair stylist he had waited up at night to shoot intruders, prosecutors said.

On the night of the shooting, Mr Kaarma and his partner Janelle Pflager left their garage door open, and Ms Pflager left her purse in the garage in order to bait intruders, she told police.

They set up motion sensors and a video monitor, prosecutors said.

When the sensors went off just after midnight and they saw a man on the monitor screen, Mr Kaarma went outside and fired a shotgun into the garage without warning several times.

It is unclear what the teenager was doing inside in the garage.

Mr Kaarma's lawyer said his client planned to plead not guilty.

The state allows residents to protect their homes with deadly force when they believe they are going to be harmed, said his lawyer, Paul Ryan.

"We know with no question the individual entered the garage," Mr Ryan said. "Kaarma didn't know who he was, his intent or whether he was armed."

He said that there had been a spate of break-ins in the neighbourhood and Mr Kaarma did not think the police were doing anything about them.
'Castle doctrine' defence

The suspect was released on $30,000 (£17,800) bond, and has remained in his home.

Montana's so-called "castle doctrine" law was amended in 2009 to allow deadly force if a homeowner "reasonably believes" an intruder is trying to harm him or her.

Before that, residents could only use such force if the intruder acted in a violent way. The legislation was backed by the US' largest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association (NRA).

State Representative Ellie Hill told the Missoulian newspaper she has proposed legislation to repeal the 2009 amendments to the law.

"What the castle doctrine has done in this country is it has created a culture of gun violence and vigilante justice," Ms Hill, a Democrat who represents Missoula, said.

"And it's created a culture that it's okay to shoot first and ask questions later."

Diren will be buried in Turkey, his family said. His football team in Hamburg, SC Teutonia 1910, played a charity match on Wednesday to help the family pay for the funeral.

Diren's friends and family in Germany expressed sorrow following his death.

"We had spoken on the phone just one day before," a friend told local media. "He had the best year of his life in America."

Another friend attended the charity football match organised for Diren's funeral.

"What happened is a sad story, and with this we want to show that we're all with him and won't forget him," the friend said.
Team-mates, friends and relatives gather to remember Diren Dede at his football club, SC Teutonia 1910, Hamburg, Germany 30 April 2014 Diren Dede played on the SC Teutonia 1910 football club in Hamburg
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Yes me and my boyfriend were talking about it once he read the news. Of course it is a murder. And really US should stop playing that "play cowboy" game nowadays. Its just stupid to seriously stupid to have it that everyone can have guns/firearms. Whether it is by accident or not people really should stop with the guns.

Was there any indication of why the kid entered the property? I can't see shooting anyone unless they were running at my with a knife or some other life threatening situation. Although I don't have a gun, so I guess I wouldn't have run into that problem

Well technically it was murder but i was self defense he was trespassing and breaking multiple laws on someone else's property. Plus it was in his garage not just a big plot of land IN A GARAGE. He knew that wasn't his property and more than likely up to no good

That's extremely sad. When did this happen?

There is more to this story. You are only telling your side,what is the other side?

no, it is not.

Murder. He killed someone who hadn't threatened him in any way. He could have said get off my property but chose to shoot instead. This is another reason I feel gun laws are so weak.

and? we care what a german thinks? why?

OK...So the gunman was charged with Murder....Let the courts decide....!!!