Man shot during Elmira home invasion leaves hospital
A man who police say was shot during a home invasion attempt Sunday has been released from the hospital.
Jason A. Lopez, 33, of Elmira, checked himself out over the objection of doctors, according to the Elmira Police Department.
Lopez is free while the Chemung County District Attorney's Office considers filing charges against him, police said.
Lopez was wounded shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday when the occupant opened fire with a legally owned shotgun after Lopez forced his way into the Perine Street residence, according to police.
An adult female and four children were also home at the time of the incident, but nobody else was injured, police said. The resident who fired the shot will not be charged.
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Lopez and the resident do not know each other, and police are still investigating a motive for the home invasion.
Lopez, who police say was not armed and did not threaten the resident with physical violence before he was shot, was convicted of second-degree robbery in Chemung County in 2007 and served five years at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, New York.
He was released on parole in September 2011, and his parole ended in September 2016.
Police are investigating Sunday's incident and are asking any witnesses or anyone with information to contact investigator Ron Gunn at 607-737-5613, or the anonymous tip line at 271-HALT.
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