Montana man charged with homicide in teen shooting [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Montana man charged with homicide in teen shooting
| April 28, 2014 | Updated: April 28, 2014 4:53pm
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A 29-year-old western Montana man has been charged with deliberate homicide in the weekend shooting death of an exchange student in his garage.
Markus Kaarma of Missoula made an initial appearance in Justice Court on Monday afternoon for the felony charge filed after the death of 17-year-old Diren Dede of Hamburg, Germany. Kaarma's bail was set at $30,000.
Kaarma told police he found an intruder in his garage after an alarm went off early Sunday. Dede was shot twice.
Missoula police spokesman Travis Welsh says there was a second person in the garage with Dede, but he ran when the shots were fired. Police have questioned him.
Less than two hours before the Missoula shooting, a homeowner 350 miles away in Billings shot and wounded a houseguest he thought was an intruder. Charges are not expected in that shooting.
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