BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A burglar was shot trying to break into a home on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport on Thursday, according to the Connecticut Post.

A police spokesperson told the Connecticut Post that a resident of a home on the 900 block of Kossuth Street shot the burglar during the attempted burglary. The person who was shot was found at around 5:20 p.m. about a mile away, near the intersection of Barnum Avenue and Central Avenue, according to the Connecticut Post.

The person who was shot was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment, the Connecticut Post reported. Police were also able to apprehend a second burglar and take them into custody, according to the Connecticut Post. The incident remains under investigation.

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