The shooting happened around 9:30 pm. on Cambridge Avenue and Bollinger Street near Linwood Street.
Investigators say an unknown suspect fired a round at the victim's home then ran away. Someone placed a pipe bomb outside the home several hours earlier, and the device was still there when officers responded to the shooting.
A member of the Tulare County Consolidated Bomb Squad disarmed the device.
The incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Visalia Police Department.