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http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/24/news/doc48d91ba41f6b6131636568.txt

BLOOMINGTON -- A Normal man was shot three times in the legs after allegedly attempting to break into an apartment in Bloomington Monday night, police said. Bloomington Police spokesman Duane Moss said the shooting occurred in the 400 block of West Chestnut Street about 10 p.m.

Moss said the shooting occurred after an upstairs neighbor heard someone trying to kick in a door to a downstairs apartment.

Moss said the neighbor responded with a .22 caliber rifle and demanded the would-be intruder lay on the ground. The man didn’t and reached for his waistband, causing the man holding the gun to fear he was in danger of being shot, Moss said.

Moss said the suspect was shot twice in the left knee and once in the right, but still managed to leave the scene and seek treatment at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

The hospital called police. The man was released from the hospital and arrested by police. He’s been jailed but hasn’t been formally charged.