Police: Man shooting at intruder also hit woman

A Hamilton Township homeowner shot a man during a possible break-in Saturday night, and accidentally also hit a female living in his home, police said.

Witnesses said a naked male was acting irrationally and attempted to break into two homes around the 10000 block of Murdock-Goshen Road, according to police.

Witnesses said he was beating on doors, yelling and screaming, according to Hamilton Township Police Chief Jon Wheeler.

911 was called after he approached a house, but wasn't able to enter, Wheeler said.

Wheeler said evidence suggests that the man was able to enter the second home he approached.

Witnesses reported to police that the man threatened a woman living in the home, and the man was then shot outside by the homeowner with a shotgun.

The male suspect was hit in the abdomen. The female living at the home was also "seriously injured by the gunfire," police said.

The man was taken to Bethesda North Hospital, and the female resident was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Police report both are expected to recover.

Police are still investigating, and criminal charges are pending.

"This is a rarity," Wheeler said. "It's a safe community."