ENGLEWOOD — A man was shot and killed after reportedly trying to break into someone’s home early Friday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 6, the shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the 600 block of Overla Boulevard in Englewood.
A couple heard someone trying to break in, they prepared to defend themselves and gunfire happened while one of them was calling 911.
A caller told dispatchers that her boyfriend heard someone trying to break in and he went to grab his gun.
On the call, you hear a confrontation and gunshots.
Englewood police crews pulled up during the call.
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They found the alleged intruder on the ground in the home’s side yard.
The police said the man who lived at the home thought the intruder had left and checked his backyard shed.
He then walked toward the street to see if his car had been broken into.
“He was confronted by the suspect. The suspect came toward him. He, in fear for his life, fired three shots from this firearm,” Englewood Police Chief Corey Follick said.
The man killed was identified as 43-year-old Matthew Culham.
Follick said his actions were unusual for a burglar.
“Most burglars, if they determine the home is occupied, once they’re detected they flee the area,” he said.
Follick said the evidence gathered at the scene did support the couple’s version of what happened.
Police can’t explain Culham’s actions at this time.
“That’s why we had to wait for toxicology reports to see if anything else is factored into that as well,” Follick said.
Englewood barely has one homicide a year over the last decade, making the shooting even more unusual.
We will continue to follow this story.
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