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Deputies Say Florida Woman Shot Man Who Broke Into Her Home

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OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a woman shot a man after he broke into her home near Ocala.

Marion County Sheriff's Capt. Brian Spivey tells The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/28IjJyH ) the woman was alone at her home when a man came to the door and tried to convince her to let him inside.

The woman told investigators she didn't know the man. Spivey says the woman hid when the man "reportedly forced his way into the home." The man continued to look for her. Spivey says the woman shot him in the stomach.

Spivey says charges are pending against the man, who was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center. He did not know the man's condition or his name. The woman's name was not released.