House intruder fatally shot by OC deputies in Midway City

A person who allegedly broke into a house in Midway City was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies, authorities said.

Deputies responded to the 14000 block of Van Buren Street about 5 a.m. on Wednesday to a report of "a subject breaking into a house and vandalizing property," according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

"A deputy-involved shooting occurred and subject is deceased at scene," the sheriff's department said in a statement.

Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally shot person. The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation.