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Cleveland police say a 19-year-old man was fatally shot during a suspected burglary on the city's East Side.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Cleveland man fatally shot an intruder after arriving home during a suspected burglary, police said.

The shooting happened about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on Walden Avenue near East 169th Street.

The homeowner, whose name and age have not been released, discovered two males inside his home. During a confrontation with the suspected burglars, the homeowner brandished a gun and fired at both of them, police said.

One suspect fled the scene. The other suspect, a 19-year-old Cleveland man identified by the county medical examiner as Joseph W. Eason, was shot.

An emergency medical crew drove Eason to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he died.

Officers confiscated a gun from the homeowner, who is being named as a suspect in the investigation, police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said.

No arrests have been made.