DAVIE, Fla. -- The family of a young man shot and killed in a Davie home early Wednesday morning say the 18-year-old was murdered.

The homeowners, however, are telling a different story. They said Richard Rojas, 18, of Miami, was breaking into their home and they were afraid, and shot in self defense.

"They got up, fearing for their safety, and to protect their home, this young man was shot," said Bill Bamford of the Davie Police Department.

The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. at 15025 S.W. 51st St. The home is inside a gated community called Chelsea at Ivanhoe.

Rojas was shot twice at point blank range. One bullet hit him in the face. He died outside of the front foyer of the home on a patio.

Police said that there was no sign of forced entry at the home.

Rojas' relatives said the shooter knew Rojas and that he didn't like him.

"It wasn't a home invasion. He was murdered. That's all you need to know," said one family member. "He was murdered."

Police said that there was a man and a teenage girl in the home at the time of the shooting, but they did not say what the relationship is between those two people.

Police have not yet said whether Rojas and the shooter knew each other or why the teen was at the Davie house.

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