A town of Shelby man is at a La Crosse hospital after being shot in his mobile home late Thursday.

Three men dressed in  stocking caps, bandanas or scarves and winter coats tried to force their way into a residence at the La Crosse Mobile Home Park, 4625 Mormon Coulee Road, about 11:30 p.m., then shot through the door, hitting the man in the right collarbone as he tried to keep them outside, La Crosse County sheriff's Capt. Kurt Papenfuss said. 

The man, whose name was not released, was taken to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, but he was conscious and his wound was not considered life-threatening, Papenfuss said. Gundersen Lutheran declined to release the man's condition.

Suspects have been identified, but no arrests have been made, according to law enforcement officials.

A neighbor said he saw an older-style station wagon pull up near the unit and three men get out while the driver waited.

They walked to the mobile home, the neighbor said, and "I thought I heard a firecracker. It wasn't very loud."

"He's a good guy," the neighbor said. "I don't understand why anybody would shoot him."

Investigators believe the incident may have been tied to prescription drugs, Papenfuss said.

No one was in custody as of early today, he said.

The sheriff's department was continuing to comb the area at the mobile home park.

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