Armed resident blasts burglar near S.F.’s Fisherman’s Wharf

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An armed resident in his 70s shot an intruder and then dragged the man out of his home into police custody near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf late Sunday night, officers said.

The 73-year-old resident, who was not named, heard someone in his home on the 700 block of Bay Street just before midnight, officials said.

The man grabbed his handgun and walked downstairs in his home, where he ran into the 54-year-old intruder and shot him in the knee, police said.

The resident then “escorted” the would-be burglar out of the house and called police, officials said.

The wounded suspect, whom police did not immediately identify, was found a block from the home by officers and taken into custody.

He was treated at San Francisco General Hospital and was expected to be booked into San Francisco County Jail later Monday.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky