Sheridan police say man killed in a home intrusion on Sunday

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) - Sheridan police say a man was killed in a home intrusion early Sunday.

Police say they got a call about 3 a.m. from a woman in the home who told them an unknown intruder broke in.

Police say a man in the home tried to get the intruder to leave, but the man refused.

According to the Sheridan Press (https://tinyurl.com/gm6bgyj ), the man in the home and got a shotgun and tried to force the intruder to leave.

Police say when the intruder refused to go, the man with the shotgun fired and killed the intruder.

Authorities have not released the names of the people involved.

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Information from: The Sheridan (Wyo.) Press, https://www.thesheridanpress.com/