Intruder arrested after being shot by homeowner

Redlands Police arrested a man for attempted robbery, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon after he broke into a home in the 1500 block of Church Street late Thursday night, Jan. 15, and confronted the resident with a shotgun before being shot by the homeowner.

Redlands Police responded to a call of shots fired shortly before midnight.

The homeowner had arrived home and found the intruder in his home. The homeowner armed himself with a handgun before checking the house and confronting the intruder, who pointed a shotgun at the homeowner.

The homeowner shot the intruder then immediately exited the home to call 911.

Arriving Redlands Police officers cleared the home and followed a blood trail that led to the back yard where they found the suspect suffering from a single gunshot wound. He had property from the home on his person. Police recovered the shotgun, which the suspect had found inside the home.

Daniel Torres Carrion, 52, of Redlands was arrested and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was later discharged from the hospital and booked at West Valley Detention Center where he is being held in lieu of $300,000 bail.

Anyone with information regarding crime or suspicious activity is asked to contact Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681 ext. 1. Certain non-emergency crimes may also be reported online using the Redlands Police Department’s CopLogic reporting system at www.cityofredlands.org/report-crime. Suspicious activity and tips can be reported using the City of Redlands 311 mobile app available for Android, iPhones, and iPads.