Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
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VAN BUREN, Ark. — A Van Buren homeowner told 40/29 News, he shot a man he found hiding inside his closet after the man became agitated.
"He opened the door to the closet and he actually saw this person looking at him in the closet," Van Buren Police Sgt. Jonathan Wear said. "He confronted the man that was in his home. That man became combative and at that point he ended up having to fire shots at him."
Wear said the suspected burglar was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. When released, the man will most likely be facing burglary charges, "He actually had the homeowner's wallet and pair of his shorts, so we think he was actually in the house trying to steal things from the homeowner."
According to police, the shooting happened inside a home on Blueberry Hill Street in the city, around 10 a.m. on Thursday.