A 59-year-old Chattanooga man was shot this evening during a robbery at his home, police said.
According to Chattanooga Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary, the man picked up his wife, returned home to 410 Shawnee Trail and found an intruder waiting inside.
An altercation between the intruder and the man ensued, and the homeowner was shot in the back, Sgt. Weary said.
The man’s son, who was in another room being held by a second intruder, was able to escape and call police when his father entered the home, Sgt. Weary said.
The intruders fled in an unknown direction after the shooting. The homeowner was taken to a local hospital where he is being treated for a non-life threatening injury to the back, she said.
An investigation is continuing.