Terrence Smith of Fredericksburg, Virginia fired several shots through the door of his mobile home and struck and killed his roommate, Dequan Thomas, whom he thought was a burglar. Thomas suffered a single gunshot wound to the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The gun used in the incident was identified as stolen. Smith was charged with murder, as well as possessing a firearm as a felon, discharging a firearm from a dwelling causing death, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and possessing a stolen firearm.
Source:
Keith Epps, “Spotsylvania Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Roommate,” The Culpepper Star Exponent (December 20, 2021).
Accident or not He was a felon with a Gun!The Law is the Law