Ontario, California

From the December 28, 2006 Ontario Daily Bulletin:

ONTARIO - An intoxicated man was shot early today when he broke into an apartment he mistakenly thought was his own, police said.

The man, whose name wasn't immediately available, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to the leg.

Police said the man lives in an apartment complex in the 1700 block of East D Street, but the apartment he approached at 1:45 a.m. wasn t his own, said Ontario police Lt. Dexter Thomas.

That didn't stop him from forcing his way inside. The break-in was so loud, it frightened the residents inside. One of the residents grabbed a shotgun.

"He came in the house, a warning shot was fired and then the intruder was shot in the leg," Thomas said.

The man's wound was not life-threatening.

Police also arrested the shooter, but not because he wounded the intruder.

"There's a bit of an exception," Thomas said. "He's a parolee that's not supposed to be around guns."

His name was also not available.