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But cops talked to the doctors who treated diren, and they examined the shotgun pellet patterns on the garage wall. >> he says he cant see anything. yet hes able to track a moving person in the garage and hits him two out of four times. >> one, two, three, four. >> i didnt believe he was just randomly shooting from right to left. >> and so youre thinking to yourself, this does not look like a justifiable shooting? >> no. at this point, its -- its looking like we have a deliberate homicide. >> re...

Welcome back to "dateline extra." a homeowner was telling a terrifying tale of being victimized in his own home. a tale that ended with the death of a german exchange student. now investigators would try to determine if the homeowners actions were on the right side of the law, or if he crossed the line. we return to josh mankiewicz with "deadly exchange." >> reporter: a high school exchange student from germany had been shot and killed during an apparent burglary inside a neighbors garage in the...

>> im guy baker. im a detective. >> reporter: the homeowner was markus kaarma. kaarma and his common law wife, janelle pflaeger, had just moved to missoula. they were looking for a quiet, safe and kid-friendly place to raise their child. police spoke with janelle at the scene and recorded their talk with kaarma at the station. >> so what we want to talk about is what happened tonight at your house. >> reporter: the couple told investigators the story actually began with a burglary three weeks ea...

Welcome back to "dateline extra." a homeowner was telling a terrifying tale of being victimized in his own home. a tale that ended with the death of a german exchange student. now investigators would try to determine if the homeowners actions were on the right side of the law, or if he crossed the line. we return to josh mankiewicz with "deadly exchange." >> reporter: a high school exchange student from germany had been shot and killed during an apparent burglary inside a neighbors garage in the...

And another red flag. kaarma said he couldnt see into the garage. but cops talked to the doctors who treated diren, and they examined the shotgun pellet patterns on the garage wall. >> he says he cant see anything. yet hes able to track a moving person in the garage and hits him two out of four times. >> one, two, three, four. >> i didnt believe he was just randomly shooting from right to left. >> and so youre thinking to yourself, this does not look like a justifiable shooting? >> no. at this p...

>> hi, markus. >> hello, sir. >> im guy baker. im a detective. >> reporter: the homeowner was markus kaarma. kaarma and his common law wife, janelle pflaeger, had just moved to missoula. they were looking for a quiet, safe and kid-friendly place to raise their child. police spoke with janelle at the scene and recorded their talk with kaarma at the station. >> so what we want to talk about is what happened tonight at your house. >> reporter: the couple told investigators the story actually began ...

>> reporter: missoula police department detective guy baker had the case. soon he was interviewing the man whod pulled the trigger. >> hi, markus. >> hello, sir. >> im guy baker. im a detective. >> reporter: the homeowner was markus kaarma. kaarma and his common law wife, janelle pflaeger, had just moved to missoula. they were looking for a quiet, safe and kid-friendly place to raise their child. police spoke with janelle at the scene and recorded their talk with kaarma at the station. >> so wha...

Police found no weapon, no ax or tool near direns body. the teenager was unarmed. and another red flag. kaarma said he couldnt see into the garage. but cops talked to the doctors who treated diren, and they examined the shotgun pellet patterns on the garage wall. >> he says he cant see anything. yet hes able to track a moving person in the garage and hits him two out of four times. >> one, two, three, four. >> i didnt believe he was just randomly shooting from right to left. >> and so youre thin...

Police were investigating. >> does that happen a lot here, people shoot burglars who are in their homes? >> no, it doesnt. >> reporter: missoula police department detective guy baker had the case. soon he was interviewing the man whod pulled the trigger. >> hi, markus. >> hello, sir. >> im guy baker. im a detective. >> reporter: the homeowner was markus kaarma. kaarma and his common law wife, janelle pflaeger, had just moved to missoula. they were looking for a quiet, safe and kid-friendly place...

>> for homicide. >> what? >> reporter: seemingly stunned, kaarma borrowed the detectives phone to call janelle. >> babe. >> hi. >> being charged with murder. >> youre joking. >> no. how is that deliberate homicide? >> its just the way the statute reads. >> he was pretty surprised. >> yeah. he was surprised. and he was very emotional at that point. thats the most i saw markus be emotional during this whole investigation. >> reporter: direns host parents had a tangle of emotions as they processed ...