DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and shooting that sent a man to the hospital.
Just before 4 p.m. Monday, officers from the Lawrence Police Department responded to a residence in the 2300 block of Wakarusa Drive in Lawrence regarding a possible shooting that had just occurred, according to police spokesman Patrick Compton.
Upon their arrival, officers discovered a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim stated that he returned home and interrupted a white male subject of average height, wearing a white t-shirt and black pants, attempting to burglarize the residence.
While fleeing the scene, the suspect fired a weapon that he was attempting to steal from the victim’s home. That weapon was left on the premises. The suspect fled the residence east on foot.
Late Tuesday morning, police had not reported an arrest.