A homeowner in Genesee shot and killed a man who had broken into his home in a neighborhood off Interstate 70 on Friday morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.

The shooting happened in the 26300 block of Clear View Drive about 8:30 a.m. The homeowner called police from a neighbor’s house, according to Mark Techmeyer, a spokesman.

Techmeyer said it was not immediately clear how the intruder, who was pronounced dead at the scene, entered the home.

“We don’t know if (the intruder) was armed yet,” he said. “We do not know what type of firearm the homeowner used.”

The identities of the homeowner and intruder were not immediately released. Investigators are working to determine if the two men knew each other.

Techmeyer said the intruder’s car was at the home.