South Glens Falls homeowner shoots alleged intruder
State Police said the homeowner shot the person around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on Main Street

SOUTH GLENS FALLS — A homeowner allegedly shot someone breaking into their Main Street home early Tuesday morning.

Troopers responded at 4:39 a.m. for a reported home invasion, where they learned someone entered the occupied home at 46 Main St. before being shot by the homeowner, State Police said. No one else was injured.

The suspected intruder was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital for treatment of the gunshot wound, which troopers believe is non-life-threatening. State Police spokeswoman Trooper Stephanie O’Neil said the person has remained in police custody at the hospital. No one had been charged with a crime as of Tuesday afternoon.

O’Neil declined to comment on whether the shooting was justified, noting it remains under investigation.
New York does not have a “stand your ground” law, meaning in the state, a threatened person has a duty to retreat to safety before using deadly force in self-defense against a crime. That changes, however, if a person is in their own home and is not the initial aggressor or if there is a reasonable belief someone is attempting to break in to commit a crime such as a burglary.

Kip Dare, owner of barbershop Kipper’s Clippers across the street from the home where the shooting occurred, said he arrived to work around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

“As I round the barbershop, I see the yellow tape,” he said. “When you see the yellow tape, you know it’s not good.”

Dare said he didn’t know the residents, who rent, well, but had cut the hair of an employee of a family-run water sprinkler business at the home.

Troopers said the investigation is ongoing and a large number of police remain in the area. Two State Police cars remained around the taped-off home as late as 1 p.m. Tuesday.