By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Multiple reports of shots being fired in a central Salina neighborhood Tuesday evening are being investigated as a local man defending his residence from an intruder.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that officers were sent to the 200 block of S. 10th Street at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday after multiple reports of shots being fired were received.
When they arrived, they found a 44-year-old Salina man with a Glock handgun standing outside his residence. The man told police that he had been in his residence, into which he had moved approximately a week before, when another man entered the residence through a basement door.
The intruder was described as being skinny with long hair and wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. The resident told police the intruder was holding something in his hand, which he thought could either be a weapon or a flashlight.
The resident fired a total of three shots inside his home to scare off the intruder, who did flee the scene, Forrester said. Police do not believe that the intruder was shot.
Forrester said police are reviewing surveillance video from the neighborhood. The investigation is ongoing.