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A home invasion suspect was in critical condition this morning after being shot by a homeowner.

Fort Wayne Police were called around 3:15 a.m. to 4730 Reed St., where officers found a man wearing a ski mask on the ground. He had gunshot wounds and a weapon nearby, according to police spokeswoman Raquel Foster.

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Detectives believe the man was breaking in to the south-side home when the homeowners woke up, Foster said. One of the homeowners, armed with a gun, opened fire on the alleged burglar near the home's front door, Foster said.

The 4700 block of Reed is just a few blocks from the last house I lived in with my parents before going off to the Army, then doing my own thing. We moved my mother and sister out a few years after my father died when my sister was almost killed in her bedroom by a drive-by shooter. Apparently, the neighborhood hasn't gotten any better. Hooray for the armed and quick-thinking homeowner, but how sad that anyone has to live in fear like that.