Ellen wakes up in the middle of the night to find her teenage daughter with a boy in her room. Without thinking, Ellen grabs a handgun from the hall closet, shoots, and kills the boy. This is an example of what kind of homicide?

A. criminal homicide
B. second-degree murder
C. felony murder
D. manslaughter


Ans: B

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