Shelby County man shot after break-in at his home

A man was shot in the arm after someone broke into his South Vandemark Road home in Clinton Twp., according to a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office press release.

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Deputies responded to the 1800 block of South Vandemark Road around 3:33 a.m. Wednesday after a 62-year-old man reported that he had been shot.

The man reportedly told deputies that he was in the living room when he heard a long noise at his back door.

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When he went to investigate, he saw an unknown person, who shot him as he approached them, according to the release.

He was shot in the right bicep area and taken to Wilson Health before being transferred to Kettering Health Medical Center.

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The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information to call the Shelby County Sheriff;s Office Detective Section at 937-494-2140.

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