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A homeowner shot a suspected burglar Tuesday on East 149th Street, police said.

(Cory Shaffer, Northeast Ohio Media Group file photo)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A homeowner shot a burglar at an East Side home late Tuesday morning, police said.

The burglar went to a home in the 400 block of East 149th Street about 11:30 a.m. The homeowner there opened fire, hitting the man in the ear and in the back, Cleveland police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said.

The burglar was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in stable condition. Police confiscated the gun used as evidence, but the homeowner has not been arrested, police said.

Pillow did not release the age or gender of those involved, and did not say if the shooting happened inside or outside the home. Fifth District detectives are investigating. Police said no more information was available.