Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Sherwood. Police say an off-duty trooper shot an intruder at the trooper's house. ( Gavin Lesnick

 An off-duty Arkansas State Police trooper fatally shot a man who broke into his Sherwood home late Wednesday morning, authorities said.

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Officer Josh Adams said the trooper, who typically works the night shift, was home asleep about 11:15 a.m. at 3017 Maelstrom when he heard a commotion, came out and shot the intruder.

The man, whose identity hasn't been released, was pronounced dead in the house.

Adams said the intruder picked a bad home to target.

"Bad luck," Adams said. "I don't know if he knew it was a trooper who lived there or not. Troopers go through firearms training just like every other law enforcement officer does and maybe even more so."

Adams said he didn't know if the intruder was armed or how many times he was shot. The shooting occurred after the man kicked in the back door, which Adams said led him to believe man was inside when he was shot.

Arkansas State Police and Sherwood officers were on scene early Wednesday afternoon. Pulaski County Prosecutor Larry Jegley arrived shortly before 1 p.m.

Adams said it's standard procedure for the prosecutor to respond to a shooting involving an officer.

Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the state police, confirmed there was an officer-involved shooting with an off-duty trooper, but referred questions to Sherwood police.

The trooper's name has not been released.