Renisha McBride's killer found guilty.

Theodore Wafer was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Renisha McBride Thursday Aug.7th by a Detroit jury.Wafer was on trial in Detroit's Wayne County Circuit Court for the fatal shooting of 19 year-old McBride on his porch in November 2013.

She appeared at his house in Dearborn Heights,around 4:30 am Nov.2nd.She had crashed her car nearby earlier that night.No one knows her whereabouts in the several hours between the accident and the time of her death.She was intoxicated during her crash.She knocked on his front door seeking help,he came to the door with a loaded shotgun and shot her in the face through a locked screened door.

One of the first images the jury saw during the trial,was of McBride lying lifeless on Wafer's front porch.He pleaded not guilty and his attorney sought to show that the shooting was in self defense.
According the the defense,Wafer woke up to the sound of banging on his door,and side door and fear multiple people were braking in.

"In the depth of his being,he's never been that scared in his life",defense attorney Cheryl Carpenter said.She cast doubt on the thoroughness of the crime scene investigation and questioned why officials didn't examine what may have been a foot print on top of an air conditioner in his backyard.

The prosecution painted a different picture,that of a man who "wanted confrontation" and a woman in need of help ended of dead for it.Wafer had other options they argued,and pulling the trigger that night was "negligent" and "reckless". They wondered why Wafer wouldn't call 911 if he was so scared;Wafer said he tried looking for his cell phone but couldn't find it.

He shot McBride through his locked screen door,which was partially removed when police arrived at the scene.He testified during the trial,that he shot her to defend himself.But when he first spoke to police on the night of the shooting,he stated the shooting was an accident."I wasn't going to cower in my house,I didn't want to be a victim",he said during testimony.He also showed remorse over her death.

He now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for the second-degree murder charge.The manslaughter charge carries a 15-year maximum.There is also a mandatory two-year penalty for being in a possession of a firearm while committing a felony.He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 21st

"We are obviously very pleased with the jury's verdict and feel that justice was served today,Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a in a statement."We sincerely hope that this brings some comfort to the family of Renisha McBride."