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A resident at a Berrydale Avenue apartment complex fatally shot an intruder Saturday evening, Medford Police Department said in a Sunday morning Facebook post.

Police say dispatch got a call at 6:14 p.m. of an “apparent break-in” carried out by someone unknown to the residents. Another call reporting shots fired at the apartment came soon thereafter, police said.

“Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male with apparent gunshot wounds,” the post said. “Preliminary investigations reveal that the deceased male had forced entry into the apartment and was advancing towards a resident with a knife when another resident fired in defense.”

Police said the investigation is ongoing and more details will be released as they become available.