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To the best of my knowledge - that means, as far as I remember the RCW references I've seen over the years and my conversations with officers who are friends -
If you shoot an intruder inside your house (on site) with any feasible argument of fear of harm (i.e. not a 10-year-old at 3 p.m. in broad daylight coming through the sliding glass door looking for his friend your son), you are in the clear as far as the law goes ... no "challenge" even necessary (on sight) ... as you know, what a jury will say is another question...
If there are two strange men in leather jackets at 2 am and you come downstairs and find them, according to the cops I talk to, you are 100% clear to blow them away ... me personally, in most circumstances I'd give them a challenge first, though it raises my own risk quite a bit to do so...
My own home has an upstairs with a long 16-step flight straight up, so would defend the landing while phoning 911... give them the chance to stay downstairs unless they're wayyyyyy toooo into Call of Duty re-spawning :-)
Your thoughts counselor?