Houston, TX — A homeowner shot a suspected burglar at about 3 in the morning this past Sunday.
The incident happened at the 6500 block of Jensen when the homeowner heard some noises and went outside to investigate, gun in hand.
When walking out to his backyard he found a man that had broke into his shed, allegedly taking some of the items inside.
This is when the homeowner apparently shot the man three times in the leg, forcing police to use tourniquets to stop the bleeding when they arrived on scene.
Local EMS transported the alleged burglar to the hospital, where he was left to recover from his non life threatening wounds.
No other information was given at this time.
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