HARPER WOODS, Mich. – Harper Woods police are stepping up patrols Friday morning around an elementary school after a homeowner in the area opened fire on an intruder in his basement.
In a statement, police said the homeowner had just returned to his home on Van Antwerp Street, which is across from Poupard Elementary, at 5:30 a.m. when he confronted the intruder.
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Police said the homeowner fired a handgun at the intruder, but they couldn't confirm whether the intruder had been hit.
The intruder, a black man in a green hooded sweatshirt, took off.
Police said they immediately began searching the area with a K-9.
Police haven't released any other descriptions of the intruder.
Classes at the elementary school will still be held.
As a precaution, police said they will maintain a "heavy presence" in the area for the remainder of the morning.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Harper Woods police at 313-343-2530.