Charges filed against drunken intruder who was shot by St. Louis resident

ST. LOUIS  •  The drunken intruder who was shot while trying to enter a home in the Tower Grove South neighborhood Wednesday has been charged with trespassing.

Jared S. Harris, 32, is recuperating from a gunshot wound to the leg. Harris was shot by a St. Louis resident at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the resident heard Harris jiggling the doorknob of a home. The resident grabbed a handgun and opened the door. Harris walked in, there was a scuffle, and the resident fired one shot.

The home was in the 4000 block of Humphrey Street, near Roger Place. That's one block away from Harris' home in the 3900 block of Wyoming Street.

Police say Harris was clearly intoxicated, but it was unclear if he thought he was at his own home. Police originally handled the case as a burglary attempt, but prosecutors filed a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing.

Police found Harris, bleeding from his wound, about a block away.