HIALEAH, Fla. -- A Hialeah homeowner turned the table on two would-be robbers Wednesday, leaving one of the men dead.

Hialeah police said two men attempted to force their way inside a home at 728 W. 53rd St. shortly before noon.

"The suspects who came to the home … apparently did not know that the home was occupied," said Hialeah police Detective Carl Zogby. "The victim confronted the suspects and shot both of them."

One of the men attempted to get away, but he collapsed a short distance away and died. The second man was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.

Neither man has been identified.

Jose Hernandez was lifting weights in his back yard when he heard the gunshots.

"I heard commotion, right, and I stepped outside and I see a cop telling the owner of the house to put the gun down," said Hernandez. "Yeah, he was upset."

The homeowner, who was not immediately identified, spent several hours being interviewed by detectives before returning home Wednesday afternoon. He declined to speak with Local 10.

Police sources said they are not considering criminal charges against the homeowner, claiming he was acting in self-defense.