ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Friday, December 27, 2024 9:30PM
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) — A Christmas visit turned tragic when a suburban homeowner mistook a relative for a home intruder and shot her to death.
The shooting happened Wednesday morning at a home in the 1800 block of Carlisle Court in Schaumburg, police said.
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Schaumburg man Daniel Garcia is now charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Police say Garcia’s relative, 50-year-old Kellie Barnett, was staying at his home in Schaumburg when he woke up Christmas morning and fired a gun at her.
Garcia appeared in court Friday for a detention hearing.
No further information was immediately available.
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