PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Pierce County deputies are investigating a homicide in Tacoma . Initial reports point to a home intruder being shot and killed.

Timeline:

Around 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 12, a homeowner called 911 to say they shot a home intruder, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office in a statement released to social media on Sunday.

Responding law enforcement located a man dead on the back porch of the home along 160th Street in unincorporated Pierce County.

What's next:

The public information officer for the sheriff's office says there is an active investigation underway into the exact circumstances of the killing.

The Source: Information in this story came from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

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