Poplar Bluff police: Man found in fenced yard, shot by homeowner after becoming ‘aggressive’

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - Police say a southeast Missouri homeowner found a man in his yard and shot him in the leg after he allegedly became aggressive.

According to a news release from the Poplar Bluff Police Department, they responded to a home in the 2000 block of Mangold Street around 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28 for a reported shooting.

Officers talked to the homeowner who showed them where a man was in the backyard of the home with a gunshot wound to the leg.

They identified the man as a 46-year-old Poplar Bluff man.

Police say the man was in the fenced-in backyard when the homeowner found him.

When he was confronted by the homeowner, he allegedly became aggressive and approached the homeowner.

The homeowner, who was armed, shot the man one time and then called 911.

The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

After talking with the Butler County prosecutor’s office, police say, at this time, no charges are being sought against the homeowner.