SAN ANTONIO – A home invader is dead after he was shot to death by a resident late Monday night.

Around 10:50 p.m., a man armed with a rifle broke into a home on the 3600 block of West Houston.  

The man attempted to shoot the residents of the home until one of them returned fire and killed the invader. EMS declared the man dead at the scene.

Four witnesses are being interviewed by police.

The investigation is ongoing.