Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) An shooting investigation is underway following a home invasion Thursday morning in Monroe County.

Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say deputies were called to a home on Brunner Road in Sweetwater early Thursday morning after the break-in, which prompted the investigation.

MCSO says a person was forced from the home before deputies arrived on the scene, adding that the person had tried to reenter the home, but was shot and killed by the homeowner.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting.