Man says he killed San Jose intruder in self-defense

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in eastern San Jose by a homeowner who said he opened fire in self-defense during a burglary attempt, police said.

The incident was reported at a home on the 3500 block of Pine Ridge Way about 8 p.m. Thursday.

"Somebody attempted to break into his home," said Officer Albert Morales, a San Jose police spokesman. "At some point, he saw some shadows, or some silhouettes of a person."

After hearing gunshots being fired in his direction, the homeowner "armed himself with a firearm that belonged to him and returned fire in the direction of where this subject was, in defense of his life," Morales said.

A car with two people inside fled the scene, but police were soon notified that a man with at least one gunshot wound had been dropped off at Regional Medical Center of San Jose. The wounded man was pronounced dead, and officers detained several people at the hospital.