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Largo homeowner shoots burglary suspect

Posted at 7:59 PM, Jan 10, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-11 04:41:09-05

A homeowner in Largo shot a man who was in his back yard shed Sunday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators say the suspect entered the back yard in the 2700 block of Whitney Drive around 2:00 p.m. and went into of a shed on the property.

There was a struggle between the suspect and the homeowner, and the suspect was injured by a gunshot.

The suspect was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.