Person shot in Van Wert during breaking and entering attempt

VAN WERT, Ohio (WFFT) — One man is in non life-threatening condition after being shot twice during a breaking and entering attempt.

Van Wert police responded to calls around 12:54 a.m. on Monday of shots being fired in a storage garage located in the 1000 block of Pratt Street.

Police say a suspect broke into the garage when the owner was inside and got within four feet of the owner.

Reports state the owner shot his gun in self-defense and hit the suspect twice.

Police say the suspect fled the scene. Documents provide that police received another call from 334 South Cherry Street around 1:14 a.m. reporting a person with gunshot wounds.

Police say the caller claimed the suspect didn’t know he had been shot. The suspect was life flighted to Lutheran Hospital and is believed to be in non life-threatening condition.

The incident remains under investigation.