Suspect who broke into home through doggy door shot multiple times on Southeast Side

San Antonio police investigate the scene of a home invasion and shooting on the Southeast Side in the 1400 block of Vanderbilt Street on June 11, 2015. San Antonio police investigate the scene of a home invasion and shooting on the Southeast Side in the 1400 block of Vanderbilt Street on June 11, 2015. Photo: Tyler White/San Antonio Express-News Photo: Tyler White/San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Suspect who broke into home through doggy door shot multiple times on Southeast Side 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO – A man who is believed to have broken into a home through a doggy door suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday after being shot several times by the homeowner, police said.

Police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Vanderbilt Street on the Southeast Side around 10:13 a.m. for a call for home invasion and a person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The homeowner, in his late 50s, told police he came home to find some of his belongings scattered around the house and then saw the suspect. The homeowner fired several shots from a handgun, striking the suspect multiple times in the upper body, including one in the head, police said.

The suspect, in his late 20s or early 30s, was transported to SAMMC in critical condition and the homeowner was taken into custody for questioning.

Police would not say whether the man would face charges, citing an ongoing investigation.

More details will be added to this developing story as they become avaialbe.

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