Some three hours later , she lay dead on Wafer 's porch . Theodore Smith , 55 , is convicted of second - degree murder and manslaughter . He fired a fatal shotgun blast into the house of Renisha Smith , 45 , . Prosecutors say she was seeking help after a car accident . Wafer said he thought someone was breaking in : ` ` I was n't going to be a victim in my own house ''
Theodore Smith , 55 , is convicted of second - degree murder and manslaughter . He fired a fatal shotgun blast into the house of Renisha Smith , 45 , . Prosecutors say she was seeking help after a car accident . Wafer said he thought someone was breaking in : ` ` I was n't going to be a victim in my own house ''