AKRON, Ohio -- A 50-year-old Akron resident called police at about 6 a.m. Wednesday after an intruder broke into her home. The Triplett Boulevard homeowner told officials that she yelled, "Who is it?" and the intruder responded, "the devil."

When police arrived they followed a trail of blood to the basement, where the intruder was found hiding behind the furnace. The man did not surrender and repeatedly told police that he had a gun, officials said.

The man was able to pull out the probes on the officers' Tasers and fight off the effects, but he was finally subdued and handcuffed.

He reportedly had a deep laceration on his wrist from breaking a window in the home to get in.

The man was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he later died. Police were not injured but they were exposed to the intruder's blood.

Officials are investigating.