The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office said an investigation shows a fatal shooting in April 2019 was done in self-defense and no charges will be filed.

Prosecutors say Tony Torrellas was shot after entering his ex-girlfriend’s house in Lancaster. The woman’s boyfriend shot Torrellas, authorities said.

The district attorney’s office said the state law known as the Castle Doctrine states “that deadly force can be used against an intruder, but it does not specify how deadly force should be administered.”

“Our office reviewed all evidence gathered by the Lancaster city police to include: physical evidence from the scene, cellphone evidence from the parties involved, interview reports, an audio recording, and other information pertinent to the investigation,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “Our office applied the law pertinent to this case - specifically, the Castle Doctrine - and determined no charges should be filed.”

Evidence showed that Torrellas’ ex-girlfriend didn’t invite him to her home on the 500 block of South Queen Street in Lancaster on April 27, the DA’s office said. Torrellas drove to her house following a heated text message exchange. He and his ex-girlfriend have a child together, prosecutors said.

Torrellas then pushed his way into the home, even though he was warned he was going to get shot, the district attorney’s office said.

When Torrellas didn’t listen to the warnings, the woman’s boyfriend shot him four times. He then called 911, according to Lancaster City Police.

Police rendered aid until medics arrived, but Torrellas didn’t survive. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Blood from the gunshot wounds was found inside the house. And the woman and her boyfriend consistently re-enacted the scene multiple times for law enforcement.

"The reenactments were consistent and supported by physical evidence at the scene, including shell casings that showed the boyfriend fired from the staircase area and Torrellas’ blood which showed he was inside the home when he was shot,” the district attorney’s office said.

Once investigators made a decision, they asked for some additional time to notify other relatives and friends of Torrellas’ family before the announcement was publicly made. Prosecutors didn’t disclose the names of the woman and her boyfriend.

The Castle Doctrine states that a person can use deadly force if someone illegally enters or is present within a dwelling, residence or occupied vehicle, or when an individual has reason to believe that the unlawful entry or act is occurring.

Both conditions were satisfied in this case, prosecutors said.