Police say a man was shot and killed after walking into a stranger's home Thursday morning.

The shooting was reported just before 7 a.m. on the 200 block of North Wahsatch in downtown Colorado Springs.

"It appears as though a transient had made entry into this residence, confronted the homeowner, and the homeowner fired the fatal shot," said CSPD spokesperson Lt. Howard Black.

The victim was identified Friday as 37-year-old Donald Wayne Russell.

Black told 11 News it's too early in the investigation to say if the shooting would fall under the "Make My Day" law. No one has been taken into custody at the time of this writing, but the death is being investigated as a homicide.

"There is absolutely no threat to the public," Black said.

11 News talked with lawyer and former prosecutor,

, about the Make My Day law, formally known as the Castle doctrine, and if he thinks it applies.

Laybourne told us, with the current information available from police, this situation might be a case for the Make My Day law. He added that there had to be a threat, or intention of a crime once the homeless man was inside.

"The question remains was the entry unlawful, assuming it was, was the intruder committing a crime inside the apartment or about to commit a crime, and was it reasonable for the occupant to believe that," Laybourne said.

11 News talked with neighbors who were not surprised to hear what happened. Neighbor Terrance Maccommons says he's had transients come into his home before.

“We have lighted our entire area here and we have security cameras going down both streets and the alleyway as well. I’ve had multiple things stolen out of my yard. Refrigerators, 3 bikes, multiple things. It’s not the best part of town," Maccommons said.