A man who tried to break into a North Hollywood apartment was shot in the chest during an altercation with a man who lives at the home, police said.
Police said the person who lives at the apartment shot the man Friday morning when he tried to burglarize the home in the 12000 block of Oxnard Street, near Coldwater Canyon Avenue. The man was in his apartment at about 10 a.m. when he checked on a noise and confronted a man trying to break in through a window, police said.
After a struggle, the burglar entered the home and the resident grabbed a handgun. The burglar left the scene after he was shot in the chest.
Sources told NBC4 investigates police may have found the man they’re seeking after the suspected burglar turned up at a hospital.