Resident shoots intruder during Brea break-in
A resident shot and wounded an intruder amid an attempted home break-in in Brea early Sunday, officials said.
The incident unfolded just after 7:30 a.m. in the 200 block of South Laurel Avenue, according to the Brea Police Department.
“Officers responded to a report of a male suspect who had been shot by a resident while attempting to break into a residence,” police said in a written statement.
The suspect was found suffering from a single gunshot wound, officials said. He was taken to a hospital in unknown condition and was undergoing surgery Sunday afternoon.
Police said the residents of the home were cooperating with investigators.
No further details were released.
Intruder attempting to break into home shot by homeowner in north Houston
HOUSTON — A suspect attempting to break into a home in the Aldine area Sunday morning was shot by the homeowner.
According to the homeowner, the intruder climbed over his private fence and attempted to get inside of his home multiple times.
That’s when the homeowner fired twice through the door, Harris County deputies said, hitting the suspect twice — once in each leg.
Deputies responded to the home and used a tourniquet on the suspect.
The suspect was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive.
Deputies said it doesn’t appear the homeowner and the suspect had a prior relationship.
This investigation is ongoing.