Suspect breaks into woman's home around midnight and confronts her — but she has a gun and shoots intruder

MOSES LAKE -- Police say a woman shot a person who allegedly broke into her home in the middle of the night on Sunday.

Police say the shooting happened at around midnight in the area of the 1400 block of Cougar Drive. Authorities were in the area tracking down a car theft suspect when they received a 911 call about a home invasion.

Officers say the caller reported that someone broke into her home and she had shot them in self-defense.

Police say they found the suspect leaving the home and medics transported them to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries.