Advertisement | Advertise Here
An Evans City resident, being held at gunpoint, retrieved his own gun and shot an intruder Saturday night, according to police.
The alleged intruder, a man from Pittsburgh, forced his way into the basement of a home at 308 W. Main St., around 6:45 p.m., according to Chief Joe McCombs of the Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department.
McCombs said the man then went upstairs and held the resident and a woman at gunpoint. He said the alleged intruder is the estranged husband of the woman.
“The male who had the weapon, stole the weapon out of his estranged wife's purse,” McCombs said.
During the altercation in the upstairs bedroom, the homeowner was able to get to his own gun, according to McCombs. The chief said the homeowner shot and hit the estranged husband twice.
“(After being shot) he fell down the stairs,” McCombs said.
McCombs said the estranged husband was able to make it to the kitchen by the time authorities arrived.
The estranged husband was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. McCombs said his condition is not known.
McCombs said police investigated the incident late into Saturday night.
“The homeowner was fully cooperative,” McCombs said. “He listened to instructions and met us out front.”
McCombs said they are preparing charges against the estranged husband.
