PORTAGE – A Portage resident called 911 in the early hours of Monday morning to report that she had been attacked and shot at her home.
Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty confirmed that the woman reported a masked man knocked on the door of her residence on New Road and shot her in the leg with what appeared to be a long firearm when she answered.
Dougherty added that the community is not in danger.
The woman is being treated for a non life-threatening leg injury at Strong Memorial Hospital.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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UPDATE: ‘Victim’ Brittney Ellis arrested for lying to cops about ‘masked man,’ felony charge expected.