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PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - A homeowner shot and wounded an intruder who burst into his home while running from police early Saturday in Port Orchard, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The drama began when police responded to the area of Melcher Street and Tacoma Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. after receiving a 911 call from someone who hung up on dispatchers, said Krista D. Hedstrom of the State Patrol.
Officers found a 47-year-old man in the street and two officers got into a struggle with him. Police fired a Taser to subdue the man, but it had no effect, Hedstrom said.
At that point, the suspect fled from officers and went to a nearby home. He forced his way inside and got into a confrontation with the homeowner, a man in his 20s.
There was a verbal and physical altercation between the intruder and the homeowner. The homeowner then fired a single shot at the intruder, hitting him in the abdomen, Hedstrom said.
The intruder was taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma, where he is in stable condition.
The homeowner and two officers sustained minor injuries during the incident.
Hedstrom said it does not appear the intruder knew the homeowner or any other occupants of the home. She said officers believe the 47-year-old man was in the neighborhood visiting someone else before the incident, but he does not live in there.
The case remains under investigation, Hedstrom said.
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - A homeowner shot and wounded an intruder who burst into his home while running from police early Saturday in Port Orchard, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The drama began when police responded to the area of Melcher Street and Tacoma Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. after receiving a 911 call from someone who hung up on dispatchers, said Krista D. Hedstrom of the State Patrol.
Officers found a 47-year-old man in the street and two officers got into a struggle with him. Police fired a Taser to subdue the man, but it had no effect, Hedstrom said.
At that point, the suspect fled from officers and went to a nearby home. He forced his way inside and got into a confrontation with the homeowner, a man in his 20s.
There was a verbal and physical altercation between the intruder and the homeowner. The homeowner then fired a single shot at the intruder, hitting him in the abdomen, Hedstrom said.
The intruder was taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma, where he is in stable condition.
The homeowner and two officers sustained minor injuries during the incident.
Hedstrom said it does not appear the intruder knew the homeowner or any other occupants of the home. She said officers believe the 47-year-old man was in the neighborhood visiting someone else before the incident, but he does not live in there.
The case remains under investigation, Hedstrom said.