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SIOUX CITY -- The owner of a home on Sioux City's north side fatally shot a man after he broke into the residence Tuesday morning, police said.

The home invasion and shooting occurred minutes after the unidentified intruder had jumped out of a second-floor window of a nearby home at 1216 25th St. Cut by the broken glass and leaving a blood trail, he ran through alleys, and then broke into the home at 1321 24th St. at about 8:30 a.m., police Det. John Sanders said. The intruder reportedly struggled with a male homeowner, who was armed with a gun to protect himself.

"A shot was fired during the struggle ... The homeowner shot the suspect who broke into the house," Sanders said at a news conference at police headquarters Tuesday afternoon.

The intruder, who has not been identified, died from his gunshot wounds at a Sioux City hospital at 11:10 a.m.

Sanders said the shooter, who also was not identified, has not been charged. There is no evidence the two men knew each other, and the investigation into the shooting continues, he said.