Suspected intruder shot and killed in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — A 60-year-old man shot and killed a suspect who he said was trying to break into his home in the College Hill neighborhood Friday night.

St. Louis police responded at 11 p.m. to a burglary call at a home on the 1500 block of E Grand Avenue. When they arrived, they found a man in his 20s lying on the back porch with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have not released his identity.

The man who lived there told police he was inside when he heard the suspect at his backdoor. He said he then grabbed his gun and shot the man as he tried to climb through the kitchen window.

The homeowner was taken into custody, police said. A homicide investigation is underway.