A suspected burglar is in custody after being shot by a resident of the Mesquite home being burgled.
Officers responded to a shooting at a home in the 2600 block of Brushwood Lane and found a man outside with a gunshot wound. After being provided first aid, the man was taken into custody on a burglary of a habitation charge and transported to a local hospital.
Preliminary investigations revealed that residents awoke to loud banging. When one resident went to investigate, they found a man breaking into the home. The man was then shot by the resident.
The burglary case is still under investigation.
