A mother fatally shot an intruder who was trying to break into her apartment on the city’s east side Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting occurred around 1:10 p.m. in the 2800 block of White Knight Boulevard near East 30th Street and Mitthoeffer Road.

The woman was at home with her three young children when she witnessed a suspect trying to break into her apartment.

She shot the intruder who was later pronounced dead at the scene.

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