A Damascus man shot an intruder who broke into his friend's home and held her at gunpoint, the Faulkner County sheriff's office reported Monday.
Deputies responded Friday to 25 Poole Lane, the home of Donna Salvo, 42. She said a man had broken in through a window and pointed a shotgun at her, according to the sheriff's office.
A friend of Salvo, Corenia Dillard, 70, had been asleep on a couch when the intruder broke in, the sheriff's office reported. He grabbed a handgun and shot the man once. The intruder jumped out of the broken window and fled.
The sheriff's office soon focused on a 36-year-old man as a suspect after deputies found him being treated for a gunshot wound in the stomach at a Clinton hospital. The wounded man was taken to Conway Regional Medical Center, where he remained hospitalized Monday.
The sheriff's office said charges were pending.
Metro on 07/14/2015