A homeowner fired shots early Thursday morning as two men were allegedly trying to burglarize his workshop.

Nevada County Sheriff's deputies are working to link that incident to a 19-year-old man who sought treatment about 20 minutes later for a gunshot wound.

A man who lives in the 12000 block of Pine Cone Circle, off Brooks Road, called 911 at about 1:35 a.m. Thursday to report a residential burglary in progress, said Sheriff Keith Royal.

The homeowner told deputies that he was awakened by noise near his workshop and armed himself before going outside to find the two men trying to force entry, Royal said.

“He said he fired a warning shot in the air and yelled at them,” Royal said. “When they refused to flee, he fired additional shots and they then fled the scene.”

Deputies found spent firearm casings, bullet holes and blood at the scene.

While deputies were investigating, they learned a man had been dropped off at the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the arm, who said he had been shot off Rattlesnake Road, Royal said.

The victim had been dropped off by two other men, according to dispatch reports.

“He has not been arrested,” Royal said. “The case is under investigation.”

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