Cleveland man defends himself against knife wielding intruder in his home

From Cleveland, Ohio:

A Cleveland man, sleeping on his couch, woke up to sounds of someone breaking into his back door. 

He told police he grabbed a handgun and when he went to check it out, he found himself face to face with an intruder inside his house holding a knife. He fired one shot. The intruder ran through the back door and made it to the driveway where he collapsed and died. 

Cleveland Police were called to the scene around 7:30 Wednesday morning . . . .