A sad ending to a crazy trip

At approximately 3:01 Sunday morning, the Sheridan Police Department received a 911 call from a residence on the 200 block of West 10th Street. The residence is home to a couple and two children.

According to a news release from the Police Department, the adult female who called 911, reported that a male intruder, who was unknown to the couple, was in their residence without their permission. The woman reported that her boyfriend was attempting to get the intruder to leave the home peacefully.

The adult male resident armed himself with a shotgun after the unknown man refused to leave the house. The male resident attempted to persuade the intruder into leaving the home, however, the man refused to leave the house. Feeling threatened after exhausting efforts to get the man to leave on his own, the male resident discharged one round from the shotgun, wounding the intruder in the chest. The man was transported to Sheridan Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.