Gunman beaten with own shotgun

<p>An armed man who entered a Piner Road apartment, apparently with the idea of robbing residents, was overpowered by the residents and knocked out with his own gun, Santa Rosa police reported Tuesday.</p><p>The man now is being treated at a local hospital, in stable but critical condition, said Sgt. Lisa Banayat.</p><p>He went to the residence at about 10:15 p.m. Monday and knocked on the door. When a resident opened the door, he entered with a shotgun and pointed it at the two 18-year-old residents, demanding money and marijuana, according to the police report.</p><p>The two residents grabbed the barrel of the shotgun and wrestled it from him, Banayat said. And in the confrontation, the man was struck on the head with the butt of the shotgun. </p><p>The residents called police, reporting a would-be robbed was unconscious on their kitchen floor, Banayat said. No one has been arrested. Police are continuing to investigate.</p>