Kansas City man shoots suspected car thief
A Kansas City homeowner shot and wounded a man he caught breaking into his car early Friday morning.
Police said the shooting occurred just after 7 a.m. Friday in the 11800 block of East 47th Street.
The homeowner, a man in his 70s, told police that he saw someone trying to steal his car. The homeowner confronted the would-be thief and shot him at least once in the leg.
The injuries were not life threatening, police said, and the was taken to a hospital.
Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc
This story was originally published March 18, 2016 at 8:22 AM with the headline "Kansas City man shoots suspected car thief."