MUNROE FALLS, Ohio -- A Kent police officer told a 911 dispatcher that she shot and killed her ex-boyfriend after he broke into her home, according to a dramatic recording released Thursday.

Officer Sara Berkey shot Adam Jovicic, 29, of Cuyahoga Falls, at her Hiwood Avenue home. The Summit County Medical Examiner found Jovicic died from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen. A cause has not yet been determined.

Berkey, an officer since 2008 who works in Kent city schools, was placed on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, Kent police Lt. James Prusha said. The Summit County Medical Examiner will rule on the official cause of the 29-year-old's death after an autopsy.

An investigator working on the case told a neighborhood resident driving by the crime scene that the shooting was a "home invasion."

911 call

Berkey called 911 and left the phone on. A man and woman's voices can be heard throughout the recording. Gunshots are heard. Berkey picks up the phone and says her boyfriend broke into her home, that he beat her up and that she shot him.

"Hurry, hurry, my boyfriend just broke in and was beating me up and I shot him," Berkey tells the dispatcher while sobbing.

Berkey then tells first responders at the scene that she shot the man twice. Berkey screams throughout the call. She can be heard yelling: "I'm sorry" and "No, please" throughout the recording.

The man's voice can be heard asking the woman if she wants to die and says "I have nothing to live for." Other parts of the recording are inaudible.

The man was taken to Akron City Hospital, where he died about 5 a.m.

Munroe Falls police have not provided any information on what happened inside the home. Police and state agents collected evidence at the home throughout the morning.

Investigators marked several pieces of evidence outside the home, including two beer bottles and a wooden stick. The bottom window of the front door is shattered from the inside.

Investigators also used a 3-D scanner to map the crime scene. They also swabbed the tips of the beer bottles for DNA.

The Summit County Prosecutor's Office was contacted about the case and Assistant Summit County Prosecutor Brian LoPrinzi toured the crime scene with police.

Prosecutor spokesman James Pollack said the office is not currently investigating the case but could become involved at the request of Munroe Falls police.

Pollack said most officer-involved shootings are reviewed by the prosecutor's office, but this one has "unique circumstances" since the officer was off-duty and worked in another county.