Police investigate Sunset Hills home invasion shooting

06:43 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Sunset Hills (KMOV) – Police in Sunset Hills are trying to piece together an apparent attempted home invasion that turned deadly.

Sunset Hills police are calling this a case of self-defense.

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The incident happened Wednesday morning at a home in the 1200 block of Old Gravois Road.

According to police, the homeowner heard some noise in his yard around 6 a.m. As he went to investigate, armed with small caliber pistol, he heard a knock at the backdoor. Police say the young man at the door asked the homeowner for gasoline but then forced his way inside and shocked the property owner with a stun gun.

The homeowner then shot the man.

The man fled into the yard, collapsed and died.

The homeowner was not injured.

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