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By Jennifer Pignolet of The Commercial Appeal

A man shot and killed an armed acquaintance who entered his home Sunday morning, and Memphis police said he will not be charged in the homicide.

According to police, officers responded to a shooting call at 5:50 a.m. in the 2900 block of Letrec Cove in Frayser. Officers found a man unresponsive with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police determined the victim entered the shooter's home and was armed, police said, and the resident shot the victim.

The two knew each other, but no charges are expected against the shooter, according to police.

Police took the shooter into custody but released him. Police have not released the name of the man who died or the man who shot him. The investigation is ongoing.