Description:A San Diego County Sheriff's deputy wounded an East County homeowner Sunday night while searching for a prowler, homicide detectives said.
The shooting happened in the back yard of a home in the 200 block of Via Tapia in the unincorporated La Presa area between Spring Valley and Lemon Grove.Deputies began searching the area. At some point, one of them shot the woman living on Via Tapia in the arm as he was looking for the prowler in her back yard. The woman did not have a weapon.(2:07)