A Colorado Springs man has been acquitted of a murder charge under the Colorado’s Make My Day law.
29 year old Patrick Rau was charged in the shooting death of a homeless man who was sleeping in his apartment basement last year.
A judge ruled Friday that Rau was protected under a law that allows a person to use deadly force if an intruder enters a home illegally and is reasonably believed to intend to harm.
The shooting happened near Platte and Wahsatch. Prosecutors plan to appeal the ruling.
