Man shot trying stop car burglary in Gilroy; 4 people arrested

Four people were arrested on Friday after attempting to burglarize a car in Gilroy and shooting a man several times in the leg when he tried to stop them, police said.

Officers responded to reports of suspicious activity about 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Hyde Park and Victoria drives, a residential area, police said. The caller was concerned due to an uptick in recent burglaries in the area, police said.

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While heading to the neighborhood, police learned that shots were fired and one man was injured.

The victim, who was not identified, told police that as he confronted two people burglarizing a car near the intersection, a third person fired several shots at him, hitting him in the leg, police said.

The suspects fled on foot. The victim had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police arrested one man at the scene. His name was not released.

SWAT teams were deployed and surrounded a house on Ervin Court, about a half mile from where the victim was shot, police said. One of the suspects lived at the residence.

Two suspects were arrested coming out of the home, police said.

Another suspect was arrested when police found him walking on Princevalle Street, over a mile and a half away from Ervin Court, police said.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani