CHICAGO (WGN) – A man was shot and killed by a concealed carry license holder while trying to break into a West Side apartment Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.

Sources close to the investigation said a 33-year-old man was banging on the back door of an apartment, threatening to kill a woman and her children inside. The resident called police and a relative, a 28-year-old woman, who was able to get there quickly.

Police said the incident happened in the 3400 block of West Monroe Street just before 7 a.m. Saturday in East Garfield Park.

The man allegedly continued to try to get into the home and broke a bedroom window in the process, sources told WGN-TV. The 28-year-old woman, who was now inside, fired toward the man on the back porch, hitting him multiple times.

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