Somerville, Massachusetts



From the January 23, 2004 Boston Herald:

A Somerville homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his home near Davis Square yesterday afternoon, police said.



The homeowner, whom police declined to identify, told detectives he had just come out of the shower shortly before 1 p.m. when he heard the back door being forced open.



The homeowner, who is licensed to possess firearms, confronted the burglar and shot him in the shoulder, according to police.



The burglar ran, and police followed a trail of blood to the nearby Davis Square MBTA station. The suspect was arrested minutes later outside the Porter Square MBTA station.



Stephen P. Callinan, 37, of Somerville was being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital and was expected to be charged with breaking and entering, police said. Police did not say whether Callinan was armed.

UPDATE: A little more detail about Callinan from the January 29, 2004 Somerville Journal, and it isn't surprising:

The intruder, 37-year-old ex-con Stephen P. Callinan of 127 North St., has a history of arrests and convictions for construction scams and break-ins. He was formally arrested by Somerville Police on charges of breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property Sunday after being released from the hospital for his gunshot wound.