A suspect who was shot by a McLoud homeowner during a reported overnight burglary remained hospitalized Friday.

McLoud Police Major Carol Pendley said the shooting incident occurred about 4:18 a.m. Thursday morning at a home on the city’s south side after the homeowner awoke to find a burglar coming through a door of his home.

“The homeowner called and reported he had just shot a man,” she said. The wounded suspect fled the scene.