A burglary suspect may be laid up somewhere suffering from a shotgun wound after authorities said a Barrow County man apparently shot the suspect who failed to obey a command to "freeze."

The 67-year-old resident of Auburn told Barrow County sheriff's deputies that at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday he awoke upon hearing the alarm go off in a camper in his yard.

The man told the officer he got his 16-gauge shotgun and went to the trailer, where he confronted the burglar climbing out of a window.

When the man got outside, the homeowner "ordered him to freeze. When the suspect ran, (the victim) fired three shots from his shotgun at the suspect."

The homeowner told the deputy he thinks one shot hit the suspect because he started screaming as he ran and disappeared into a wooded area, according to the report.

Responding deputies also found marks on the camper indicative of a shotgun blast. There was also damage to a window and side of the camper, where the suspect gained entry, according to the report. The suspect had also taken a wooden board and damaged motion sensor lights placed near the camper, the deputy said.

Due to heavy rain, the officer looked, but could not find any blood in the area, and a search for the suspect failed.

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