BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham police are investigating after a homeowner shot at burglars this morning and possibly injured one.

The resident, Arthur Williams, said one of the two burglars ran off clutching his chest after he fired at them with a .22 rifle. A second burglar fled in a white SUV, Williams said. The incident happened about 8:30 a.m. in the 200 block of 61st Street South.

Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said a man with a gunshot wound was dropped off at Trinity Medical Center. He is being transferred to UAB Hospital to undergo surgery.

A second suspect was taken into custody a short time later.Officers stopped the suspect nearby after hearing a look-out bulletin for a white SUV with a shattered rear window.

Williams said his home has been broken into several times in recent weeks. Last week, someone broke out car window and people have stolen his lawn equipment and ransacked his house, he said.

"Everyday I come home it's something," Williams said.

Caesor Clark was working across the street when he saw the SUV pull into the driveway and two men enter the house.

Clark said he then heard gunshots and saw the two men run. Williams fired at the fleeing SUV, shattering its rear window and leaving glass in the street.

"I didn't know what to think," Clark said. It was very scary."