An Escondido man interupted a masked buglar ransacking a home, Escondido police said.
The construction worker came home to a home he was working on the 700 block of Mockingbird Circle in Escondido at approximately 11:43 a.m. Monday. When he arrived, he noticed a smashed window, according to Escondido Police.
The man walked inside and asked if anyone was inside.
That's when he confronted a masked man, who pointed a gun at him, police said.
The burglar escaped in a silver truck last seen on Bear Valley Parkway. Escondido Police have issued a Be On The Lookout (BOLO) for the car.
The construction worker was not injured, police said.
The incident is being investigated as an interrupted burglary.
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Authorities are in the area of Mockingbird and Bear Valley Parkway searching for the suspect, who was last seen wearing a mask and armed with a gun.
No other information was immediately available.
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