BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The shooting death of a man who tried to break into a house in Birmingham's Green Acres neighborhood last week has been ruled justifiable, according to police.

Jake Nelson, 37, of Birmingham, was shot in the 1200 block of Pine View Road around 4:50 p.m. Friday, July 25, according to Birmingham police Lt. Sean Edwards.

Nelson died later that night at UAB Hospital.

Investigators believe Nelson was shot by a homeowner during a burglary attempt at a house on Pine View Road, Edwards said. After they presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney's office, the district attorney ruled that no charges will be filed against the homeowner and the shooting was justifiable.

Officers were first called to the area of Meadow Lane and Pine View Road around 4:20 p.m. that day, when a man was reportedly screaming for help on Meadow Lane, but nobody was found when officers arrived.

They were called back half an hour later and found Nelson in the street with a gunshot wound.