Updated at 2:30 p.m. with victim's identity

ST. LOUIS COUNTY • Police believe a homeowner who saw a man who may have been trying to break into a car and acting suspiciously, fatally shot him after confronting him just before 4 a.m.

The shooter, a 53-year-old man who lives in the 1900 block of Switzer is in custody and charges have not been filed against him, police said.

The victim, Tommie Tyler, also 53, of the 8500 block of Dianthus Lane, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police do not believe the two men knew each other.

Someone reporting a disturbance or tampering with a vehicle in the 1900 block of Switzer Avenue in Jennings called police. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in the street. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

St. Louis County Police Officer Benjamin Granda said the victim had been shot twice in the upper body.

Police say the shooter is cooperating with detectives.

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