Man shot while allegedly breaking into Brea home

A man was wounded in an alleged attempted break in at a Brea on Sunday, authorities said.

Officers were dispatched at 7:38 a.m. regarding a report of a man who had been shot by a resident while attempting to break into a home in the 200 block of South Laurel Avenue, police said.

The man, suffering from a single gunshot wound, was rushed to an area hospital, where his condition was not immediately known, the Brea Police Department reported.

Detectives are conducting interviews with the residents of the home.