Man shot in the neck while trying to break into neighbor’s home

JACKSON, MI – A Jackson man was shot in the neck Monday morning while he was allegedly trying to break into his neighbor’s home after she yelled at him.

Police were called at about 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, to a townhouse in the 1200 block of Heather Drive for report of man with a knife smashing the windows of a woman’s home while apparently trying to get inside, according to the Jackson Police Department.

While en route to the scene, police were told shots were fired and the man had been shot by the woman, police said.

The man, 19, suffered a single gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to Henry Ford Jackson Hospital for emergency treatment. He currently is listed in stable condition, police said.

The preliminary investigation indicates the woman, 26, heard what sounded like a domestic dispute in the adjacent townhome and began knocking on the wall telling them to keep it down, police said.

After being told to be quiet, the man exited his home with a knife and began breaking the woman’s window leading her to call 911, police said.

The woman then shot the man as he allegedly tried to get inside the home, police said.

No arrests have been made. It is believed the woman was acting in self-defense, police said.

The incident remains under investigation. Once completed, the case will be sent to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office for review.