Kamloops News Prosecute all domestic killings as first-degree murder: Kamloops MPMP Frank Caputo is proposing courts treat intimate partner killings as first-degree murder, regardless of whether they're planned. Image Credit: SUBMITTEDAll domestic violence killings should be treated as first-degree murder and repeat offenders should be kept off the streets, according to Kamloops MP Frank Caputo. “Intimate partner violence is a unique evil. Women's advocates say courts don't treat intimate partner violence and abusers strongly enough. In the case of a domestic partner killing Caputo proposes they always be treated as first-degree murder, regardless of whether it was planned.