PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man accused of burglarizing homes in Phoenix was shot by a homeowner on Sunday morning.

At about 9 a.m., officers responded to a home near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road on a report of a burglary, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

While officers were working to find the suspect, they received another report in the neighborhood that a homeowner had shot the man after he allegedly forced entry into his house.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.

The investigation is ongoing.

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