Sydney Greene

The Republic | azcentral.com

An intruder armed with a crowbar was shot by a west Phoenix resident early Thursday morning after the resident woke up to find the man in his home, police said.

About 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call at a residence in the 8200 block of West Osborn Road, according to Sgt. Vince Lewis, a Phoenix police spokesman.

The intruder reportedly entered the home through a broken sliding glass door, he said.

According to Lewis, the resident chased the intruder out of the home, then fired shots and struck the intruder.

The resident held the intruder at gunpoint until officers arrived.

Lewis said the man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. An investigation was ongoing, Lewis said.