Police said a man shot in the head during a home invasion in Dumfries last week walked to a nearby fire station for help.
Detectives believe that the man who was shot was one of three armed men who forced their way into a town house in the 2900 block of Buell Court at about 8:25 p.m. Thursday, said Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman, in a release Monday.
The victims, a man and a woman who were in the house at the time of the intrusion, called police and reported a burglary in progress.
The three gunmen forced the man and the woman to the third level of the town house where the shooting occurred, Hernandez said.
Police did not release details of the how the shooting unfolded.
The gunmen, including the one who was shot in the head, jumped from the third floor window to escape.
A police canine unit found another of the men hiding a short distance away, with an injured leg. Police could not find the third man, Hernandez said.
The man who was shot was later flown to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Hernandez said.
Police said the identities of the gunmen are “being developed.” No arrests had been made by Monday.
The victims were not injured, Hernandez said.
Keith Walker can be reached at 703-369-6751.
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