MO: Warning Shot Scares off Intruder Attempting Break-In

Charges are pending against a man who police say was attempting to break into a home and then got into a fight at another residence.

Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, police were called to the 300 block of CC Camp Road for a reported burglary in progress. Officers were advised shots had been fired.

The reporting party told the dispatcher he had fired a gun into the floor as a warning shot to scare away the burglar, police said.
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