A Fort Worth man who authorities say forced his way into a Haltom City home and assaulted a couple was fatally shot by the homeowner, Haltom City police said Tuesday.
The Tarrant County medical examiner's office identified the man as Jerome Mitchell, 23, who was pronounced dead Sunday evening at the home.
"Right now, it looks like it was a home invasion," police Cpl. Joe Hackfeld said Tuesday. "It was a robbery attempt."
The 28-year-old homeowner and his 23-year-old girlfriend suffered minor injuries.
No one has been arrested in the case, which will be presented to a Tarrant County grand jury.
Police responded to a call about 6:15 p.m. Sunday in the 5300 block of Mallory Drive.
The homeowner and his girlfriend told authorities that they were in the house when a man broke down the door, walked inside, picked up an object and began assaulting them.
The homeowner got a handgun and fired multiple times, police said. When officers arrived, Mitchell had died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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