UPDATED, 1:36 p.m., with description of the scene and a new picture.

IMPERIAL -- A shop owner who slept in his Jefferson County auto sales store grabbed his revolver when he heard the door rattle and glass breaking early Friday, then shot a burglar to death, police say.

The shooting happened about 2:15 a.m. Friday at Justice Auto Sales, 5821 U.S. Highway 61/67. The owner confronted the burglar at the door, then fired two shots from his revolver. The burglar staggered back and fell in the parking area outside, said Sgt. Perry Tindall of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. He died at the scene.

Tindall said the shop owner called police and is cooperating with investigators. He is not in custody. Detectives will be presenting their evidence to the prosecutor's office.

Police say the burglar is likely tied to a series of other break-ins and robberies.

Another auto store in the 7000 block of Highway 61/67 in Jefferson County was burglarized sometime Thursday night. The thief took a van and motorcycle apparel.