Tampa Man Shot Burglar at Daughter’s Home, Police Say

TAMPA, FL — A 23-year-old Tampa man has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound after police say he was caught in the act of burglarizing a home.

According to the Tampa Police Department, Jordan King, 25, was away from her North B Street home Tuesday morning when she received an alert from her alarm company. It seems the motion sensor on the system had been tripped.

King proceeded to watch the surveillance feed online and saw a man going through her bedroom with socks on his hands, an email form the police department said. King notified police and contacted her father, Jerry King, 54, who lives nearby. Jordan King provided both police and her dad with a description of the suspect, the email said.

“Mr. King arrived minutes later and as he walked into the fenced-in backyard he observed the suspect exiting the residence,” the email said. “King said the suspect had an unknown object in his hand that put King in fear.”

King fired one shot and struck the man in the upper torso, the email said.

The accused burglar, Michael N. Stewart of Tampa was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Police say he faces charges related to the burglary.

Jerry King has not been charged at this time, police say. He is cooperating with the investigation.

No further information is being released.

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