PHOENIX — A man was fatally shot after forcing his way into a Phoenix home near 7th and Portland streets Sunday afternoon, police said.
The homeowner called police around 6:30 p.m. to tell them that a man had entered his home uninvited and he shot the man.
Police said that the man had unlawfully entered the home, threatened the homeowner, and continued to "aggressively approach." It was then that the homeowner shot him.
Officers found the suspect in the third-floor bedroom of the home, where first responders pronounced him dead on the scene.
Authorities said that the homeowner cooperated with police, and no arrests have been made in the case. The investigation is still underway at this time, and the case will be sent to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for review once the investigations are complete.
Police have only identified the deceased as an adult man.
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