A man was shot outside an Oviedo house after deputies say he allegedly tried to break in, and the homeowner opened fire.The encounter happened about 11 p.m. Saturday on Van Arsdale Street.The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said it all started when the homeowner heard someone trying to open the door of his house. That's when he came outside and confronted the suspect.Deputies said the homeowner fired his gun after the suspect hid in the bushes, then charged at the homeowner when the homeowner told him to come out. The suspect was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The gunshots pierced the quiet, rural area, startling neighbor Gore Hamrick, who says he called 911."I heard a couple big booms and didn't know what it was, and my dogs started barking," said Hamrick. "I came out on the porch and saw a young man in the road. An old gentleman I know who lives across the street said, 'Please call the cops. Call the cops.'"Deputies blocked off the road and spent hours investigating."I've been here almost 30 years, nothing ever happens like that out here," said Hamrick. "It's just unbelievable. I say we need to protect our property."

A man was shot outside an Oviedo house after deputies say he allegedly tried to break in, and the homeowner opened fire.

The encounter happened about 11 p.m. Saturday on Van Arsdale Street.


The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said it all started when the homeowner heard someone trying to open the door of his house. That's when he came outside and confronted the suspect.

Deputies said the homeowner fired his gun after the suspect hid in the bushes, then charged at the homeowner when the homeowner told him to come out. The suspect was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The gunshots pierced the quiet, rural area, startling neighbor Gore Hamrick, who says he called 911.

"I heard a couple big booms and didn't know what it was, and my dogs started barking," said Hamrick. "I came out on the porch and saw a young man in the road. An old gentleman I know who lives across the street said, 'Please call the cops. Call the cops.'"

Deputies blocked off the road and spent hours investigating.

"I've been here almost 30 years, nothing ever happens like that out here," said Hamrick. "It's just unbelievable. I say we need to protect our property."