Man killed in apparent robbery attempt in western Ohio

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man shot and killed one of three men who entered an Ohio home in an apparent robbery attempt.

The man tells police he was talking on his cell phone on the home’s front porch Thursday night in Springfield in western Ohio when three men approached wearing masks and brandishing handguns.

He says one of the men struck him in the face, and all three forced him inside and entered the home. He tells officers he was able to retrieve a handgun from the kitchen and shot one man in the chest. He says the other two men ran away.

The witness was treated for a broken nose and a cut to his forehead. He was questioned by police and released.