Man shot by burglar in Lapu

A 24-YEAR-OLD man was shot by a man whom he allegedly caught burglarizing his cousin’s house in barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City yesterday dawn.

Eddie Pangatungan was shot in the left thigh.

Pangatungan told police that he saw a man break into the house of his cousin at 3:30 a.m. yesterday.

Pangatungan shouted for help prompting the intruder to flee.

The victim chased the burglar, who then fired shots at him.

The victim was taken to the Mactan Doctors’ Hospital.

Police conducted a follow-up operation but failed to locate the intruder./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA