PHOENIX — A man has been hospitalized after a homeowner shot him during an alleged break-in Thursday night.
Police say they were called to a home just south of 5th Avenue and McDowell Road for reports of a shooting. Police were told that a man was allegedly attempting to break into a home when the homeowner shot the man. The man left the area on foot before police arrived.
The man was found along 7th Avenue, south of McDowell Road. He was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
Police say if charges are established, the man will be booked into jail once he is released from the hospital.
This incident remains under investigation.
