The Nueces County Medical Examiner's office has identified the man who was fatally shot Monday after police said he allegedly tried to break into a Corpus Christi apartment.

Richard Bius, 41, was shot by a 68-year-old man who told police he saw a man on the balcony of his second-story apartment. The incident occurred in a complex on the 6100 block of Wooldridge Road.

The man told police he was in fear of his life, so he shot the intruder in the torso, Corpus Christi police Lt. Michael Pena said.

Bius was taken to the Corpus Christi Medical Center-Bay Area, where he later died, Pena said.

It is unknown whether the intruder actually entered the apartment.

Corpus Christi police are investigating the incident, Pena said.

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