UPDATE 5:04 p.m.: Police say the suspect, Ryan J. Anderson, 30, of Ridgefield, has died. They also identified the homeowner as Steven R. Cox, 60.

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A Vancouver homeowner shot someone in a backyard altercation Wednesday morning, police said.

The homeowner was awoken by the person, who was prowling in his fenced backyard in the 14500 block of Northeast 49th Circle, Vancouver police said, citing early information. Police said the homeowner then got a gun and confronted the prowler. They got in a "physical altercation," police said, and the homeowner shot the prowler one time.

The prowler was taken to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police initially responded to the home around 5:25 a.m. The shooting is under investigation.

The agency didn't release any additional details about the shooting in a news release Wednesday morning. Police haven't publicly identified either party.

-- The Oregonian/OregonLive