Colorado police reportedly shot and killed a decorated Army veteran earlier this week after he fired on an intruder in his home.

ABC News reported that the Aurora Police Department said officers came to a "very chaotic and violent" scene after receiving multiple 911 calls about a disturbance early Monday morning.

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Police Chief Nick Metz said that after officers arrived on the scene, they heard gunshots being fired inside the home and encountered an armed man.

"An officer discharged his firearm striking the armed male, who was transported to the hospital," Metz said, according to ABC News. "Inside, officers found an injured juvenile and the deceased adult male intruder on the bathroom floor."

Metz told ABC News that the armed man died at the hospital. He was later identified as Richard "Gary" Black Jr. by Siddhartha Rathod, a lawyer representing his family's estate.

Black had been awarded a Bronze Star, an Army Combination Medal and a Purple Heart during his service.

Metz added that a "further investigation revealed the armed male encountered by the officer was a resident of the home."

He also said that a "preliminary investigation has revealed the deceased intruder on the bathroom floor was fatally shot by the armed adult male resident."

Rathod said that "a naked man kicked down the door to [Black's] house, entered the house, and was found choking Black Jr.'s 11-year-old grandson."

Rathod told ABC News that after the intruder entered the house and was found strangling the 11-year-old, Black's stepson began wrestling with the naked man.

Rathod said Black retrieved his sidearm and shot the intruder to save his grandson.

"Mr. Black walks out of the bathroom to see other individuals who had also come in the home," his lawyer added. "Black's wife had called the police and ran outside. She specifically told the police what her husband was wearing and there was a naked man attacking her grandson. Mr. Black walks out and is shot by police."

The Aurora Police Major Crimes Unit, the Denver Police Department and the 17th Judicial District District Attorney's Office are reportedly investigating the incident.