An intruder was shot at a home in Jackson County early Monday and hospitalized, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting occurred about 3:40 a.m. at a home just over the Clarke County line on Old Commerce Road Extension, according to the report.
Sheriff Janis Mangum said Wednesday that the suspect, who was shot in the abdomen and right arm, was transported to a hospital where he remains after surgery.
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A deputy responding to the location interviewed a woman in the home who said she and her male companion were awakened by knocking at the door and the door knob being moved. The woman told the officer that the man in the house opened the door “then backed up shooting.”
What the resident saw upon seeing the suspect was not in the report as the man was not immediately questioned.
Neither the man nor woman residing in the home knew the suspect, according to Mangum.
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The suspect, whose personal information such as age and residence, was not available, will be charged in the case, which the deputy described as a criminal attempt to commit burglary.
The same couple reported an incident at the home hours prior to the shooting, according to another report.
Around 6 p.m. a deputy was called to the home after the couple reported hearing banging on a back door. The man reported he called 911 because his home had been burglarized the previous night.
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This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Intruder shot in doorway of home in Jackson County; charges pending