By Associated Press - Friday, May 25, 2018

WISNER, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a northeast Nebraska resident has reported that he shot an intruder.

Officers were sent to a house in Wisner around 6:50 a.m. Thursday on a report that someone was trying to break into the locked home. They found a wounded man lying on a floor inside and a resident armed with a handgun that had been fired.

The man was taken to an Omaha hospital. He’s expected to survive his wound.

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Authorities haven’t released any names. The shooting is being investigated.

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