Homeowner Fights Back Against Intruder

ATASCOCITA, Texas -- A homeowner shot a man who broke into his Atascocita home early Tuesday, officials told KPRC Local 2.

Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said the homeowner's wife heard a noise outside their home on Devlin Drive near Match Play Drive at about 2:45 a.m.

"There is a man in my house," the homeowner said. "I don't know if he's coming to do us harm."

Detectives said the man, who is partially blind and hearing impaired, appeared to be intoxicated.

The homeowner said he found the men standing in the entryway.

"I don't know how he got in the front door," the homeowner said. "The front door was secure. The alarm was on."

The man claimed the home was his and argued with the homeowner, officials said.

"I didn't want to talk to him or anything," the homeowner said. "Stop. Get down. He didn't. He came toward me and then I had to protect my family."

Investigators said the homeowner shot the man.

"The homeowner discharged one round from a shotgun with a birdshot, giving the intruder a superficial wound to the side of the head," Lt. Michael Young said.

Deputies said the man lives in the area and this was not the first time he has entered a wrong house.

"Apparently this individual has done this before, based on some statements from his family members," Young said.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

Investigators have not said what charges the man may face. No charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner.

The homeowner, his wife and two daughters were not injured.