A 32-year-old man who threatened to harm his ex-girlfriend was shot in the groin by her while breaking into her Grants Pass home early Monday and later arrested, police say.

Michael L. Fouch was taken to a hospital for treatment and then booked into the Josephine County Jail on suspicion of fourth-degree assault and menacing, according to the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety.

The 31-year-old woman called 911 around 1 a.m. when Fouch arrived at her home and was still on the line when Fouch forced his way into her bedroom, where she retreated with her child, police said. She fired one shot soon after.

Police said Fouch had been threatening the woman before going to her home. He was found wounded in the driveway when paramedics arrived.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com | 503-221-8343 |@EvertonBailey

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