Pflager told police that she intentionally placed a purse in the garage “so they would take it,” and left the door open 5 1/2 feet. Then she placed a baby monitor in the garage and installed motion sensors outside.

At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Kaarma and Pflager were watching television in the living room when they heard a sensor alert indicating someone was in the driveway and then another that someone was in the garage, which is connected to the home.

Pflager pulled up images from the baby monitor and saw a male inside the garage, then took screen shots of the images on her phone.

Kaarma left his seat on the couch and grabbed a shotgun left near the dining room. He went out the front door of the house and walked in between a truck, which was parked in the driveway, and a car, which was parked in the garage.

“He stated he heard a noise that sounded like metal on metal and he was afraid that the intruder would exit the garage and harm him,” the affidavit stated. “It was dark and he could not see into the garage.