ORANGE – A 42-year-old man who interrupted a burglar stealing items from his car parked outside his home was shot early Monday, Jan. 29, police said.

Around 4 a.m., the victim, in the 2500 block of North Skytop Court, found a man taking things from his Toyota Prius, Sgt. Phil McMullin said, and chased him before getting hit with one shot in the upper torso.

The victim was able to make his way to a neighbor’s home, who called 911, with the victim transported to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, McMullin said.

The burglar remained at large.

McMullin said the neighborhood has expensive homes and a low crime rate: “This is an area where we don’t experience a lot of police calls.”

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Orange police at 714-744-7571.