A suspect was shot while allegedly burglarizing a home in Normandy this (Wednesday) morning, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said.

The suspect has been identified as Anthony Baker, 30, of Manchester, investigators said.

“He had attempted to break into three residences on Barton Drive,” Detective Lt. John Sweeney of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said.

“A homeowner confronted the suspect while he was taking solar panels. The suspect said, ‘Go on and shoot me! Shoot me!’ while continuing to take the panels.

“The suspect backed the armed homeowner all the way to his front door. The homeowner shot him in the leg.”

Law enforcement was notified around 6:45 a.m. First responders and deputies arrived to find Baker being held by the homeowner.

“Deputies applied a tourniquet to the victim’s gunshot wound before he was transported to the emergency room,” Sweeney said. “He was grabbing at Deputy William Halsey’s gun while they were administering first aid.”

Charges to be filed against Baker include assault, aggravated burglary, burglary, felony vandalism and theft of property, according to Sweeney.

At mid-morning Baker was being treated for the leg wound at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Sweeney said.

Deputies were diverted to Normandy from the scene of a murder on Henslee Road to the Normandy incident.

There is no known connection to the two incidents, Sweeney said.