Homeowner shoots through front door, wounds suspected prowler, police say
A homeowner shot through his front door early Wednesday and critically wounded a suspected prowler, police said.
The wounded man was taken to a local hospital and his condition was unavailable as of 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Police did not identify him or the homeowner.
The shooting occurred shortly before 12:30 a..m. in the 8500 block of Cove Meadow Lane.
The homeowner was in his garage smoking a cigarette when he used an app on his cellphone to see a man at his front door turning the doorknob, police said.
The homeowner went back into his home, grabbed a weapon and fired through the door, hitting the suspected prowler in the neck, wrist and arm, police said.
Police continued to investigate Wednesday.
This story was originally published December 19, 2018 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Homeowner shoots through front door, wounds suspected prowler, police say."
