From the Miami Herald of May 20, 2008
Widow of shooting victim shot intruderFrom United Press of May 21, 2008
The widow of a man fatally shot while playing with his baby son shot and killed an intruder Tuesday afternoon, North Miami police said.
Janepsy Cindy Mesa was moving furniture in and out of her Spanish-tiled home, 13365 NW 12th Ave., at about 3:30 pm when a man appeared in her bedroom.
She fatally shot him, then called 911. She was being interviewed by detectives. Details were sketchy surrounding Tuesday's shooting. Police said Noah, the 1-year-old, was not in the house at the time.
Janepsy Mesa's husband, Orlando Mesa, was shot and killed last month as he played with his 1-year-old son, Noah, outside the house. Noah was shot in the arm and leg but survived.
Mesa died on the sidewalk. His murder is unsolved.
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Murder widow shoots intruder in bedroom
North Miami police declined to press charges against a woman who shot an intruder in her home a month after her husband was gunned down in the front yard.
Janepsy Cindy Mesa was in the process of moving out of the ill-fated house when she walked into a bedroom and was confronted by a man.
The man, who turned out to have been an acquaintance of her late husband, was shot several times by Mesa, who then ran screaming outside and called 911. North Miami police deemed the incident a case of self-defense.
"She was not expecting him to be there," said Police Lt. Neal Cuevas.
Mesa's husband had been shot to death outside the home on April 23 by two gunmen who were still at large. The couple's young son was wounded in the arm.
The Miami Herald said police suspected the killing was drug related.
Mrs. Mesa appeared on television three days later to appeal for the public's help in finding the suspects, the newspaper said.
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