A resident in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been injured after a burglar entered his apartment Sunday morning, and a gun went off, according to police.
Fairfax County police said they were called to the 3500 block of George Mason Drive for reports of a man running through the hallways of an apartment complex and banging on doors. When they arrived, they found a man, 27, who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victim told police someone broke into his apartment shortly before 2 a.m. He said he grabbed a gun to protect himself, and during a struggle with the burglar, he was shot.
The victim said the burglar fled, and he tried to find a neighbor to help him. Police said the man was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Investigators are still searching for the burglar.
