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Homeowner shot during attempted burglary in LaPorte County
['Kendra Washington']
ABC57 News
-- Officers with the LaPorte County Sheriff's Office responded to the 200 block of Lakeview Drive in Fish Lake regarding a burglary in progress, resulting in one person being shot.
At approximately 8:09 a.m.Sunday morning, a 66-year-old homeowner arrived at his residence and entered through an overhead garage door, where he encountered a Hispanic male carrying two rifles inside his garage.
The homeowner then went inside and found a second Hispanic male within the residence.
A scuffle broke out between the two, and the homeowner was shot before the intruder fled.
The homeowner suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body and was transported to a regional hospital by ground for treatment.
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