A 19-year-old walked in on his stepfather choking his mother, then he shot and killed the man, Tennessee police said.
Now the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said officers are investigating the 19-year-old’s self-defense claim.
Detectives said they learned the mom’s husband, identified as 36-year-old Jose Danilo Rodas, had physically abused her in the past, and the woman had discussed the abuse with her son…