Silsbee homeowner shoots intruder

A Silsbee homeowner is accused of firing a 12-gauge shotgun at an intruder Monday morning, wounding the man.

Hardin County Sheriff Ed Cain said the shooting happened around midnight in the 5500 block of Old Spurger Highway.

Cain said the homeowner, who was at home with his wife and 7-month-old baby, heard a loud noise just before a man jumped through his window.

Cain said the homeowner fired the shotgun at the 28-year-old intruder, grazing the man.

The 28-year-old man, who is one of the victim's neighbors, claimed he jumped through the window because someone was chasing him, Cain said.

"Now we're trying to determine what was going on and why he came through that window," the sheriff said.

Cain said his department is awaiting a blood test that would reveal if the 28-year-old man had drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of the shooting.

No arrests had been made as of Monday afternoon.

CSmith@BeaumontEnterprise.com