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Male on parole accused of breaking into home in broad daylight. But gun-toting homeowner isn't having a bit of it.

theblaze.com · 4h · first reportShare

A male on parole is accused of breaking into a California home in broad daylight last week. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center said it received a 911 call from a resident in the 3900 block of Walnut Street in Eureka just after 4:30 p.m. last Monday reporting that he shot a male who had forcibly entered his home. The victim was not injured during the incident, officials said, adding that he was not arrested in connection with the shooting, either. The resident reported that suspect fled the area on foot toward Walnut Drive, officials said, adding that deputies responded to the scene, along with officers from the Eureka Police Department. A male matching the suspect's description was located in the area of W Street and Glatt Street suffering from a gunshot wound, officials said. Emergency medical personnel who were already staged in the area responded and transported the suspect to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, official