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This news story refers to the high-profile case of Byron David Smith, a retired U.S. State Department security engineer who shot and killed two teenage cousins, 17-year-old Nicholas Brady and 18-year-old Haile Kifer, after they broke into his home in Little Falls, Minnesota, on Thanksgiving Day in 2012.According to police reports, court records, and surveillance footage recovered from the home, Smith had experienced previous burglaries and grown increasingly fearful and paranoid. On the day of the incident, he parked his vehicle away from the house to make it look unoccupied, set up security cameras, and waited in his dark basement equipped with firearms, water, snacks, and an audio recording device.When the teenagers broke a window and entered the house, Smith waited for them to descend into the basement. He shot Nicholas Brady first as he came down the stairs, followed by Haile Kifer when she entered minutes later. The entire encounter was captured by Smith’s security system and audio equipment, capturing him firing multiple shots, making disparaging remarks, and delivering fatal final shots after the teens were already incapacitated.Smith claimed self-defense under property and castle doctrine laws, arguing he feared for his life and was protecting his home. However, prosecutors argued that his actions showed clear premeditation and that he used excessive, unlawful force well beyond neutralizing any immediate threat. In 2014, a jury convicted Smith of first-degree premeditated murder on all counts, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Shooting Teen Burglars This video provides additional context and news coverage regarding the trial and conviction resulting from the case.Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Shooting Teen BurglarsScripps News · 85K views Open in Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Shooting Teen Burglars