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TRENTON -- A Trenton man was shot in the leg while trying to break into a house on Sheridan Avenue around midnight Tuesday, police said.

A 36-year-old woman heard noises outside her house, followed by banging on the rear door. While the door was being forced open, the woman fired a shot from a handgun, Lt. Stephen Varn said.

About eight minutes later, Varn said, police received a call about a man shot on Eastburn Avenue.

Police were able to place the man, Jermoine Morris, 35, of Trenton, at the Sheridan Avenue residence earlier, Varn said.

Morris was treated and released from Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton for a gunshot wound to his right leg. He was charged with criminal mischief and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, Varn said.

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