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PD: 14-year-old boy shoots Phoenix burglar

Posted: Updated: June 22, 2012 10:39 PM MST
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PHOENIX (CBS5) -

Police say a 14-year-old boy shot an intruder who broke into his Phoenix home and pulled a gun on him as he was watching his three younger siblings.

The shooting happened Friday at a home on West Minton near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road in Laveen.

Police Officer James Holmes said Saturday that the teen and three younger siblings, 12, 10 and 8, were at home alone when a woman rang the doorbell Friday. The teen didn't open the door because he didn't recognize her.

Soon after, the teen heard a bang on the door, rushed his siblings upstairs and got a handgun from his parent's bedroom.

When he got to the top of the stairs, he saw a man breaking through the front door and point a gun at him.

The boy shot the 37-year-old man, who is in critical condition but expected to survive and be booked into jail.

Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. KPHO (Meredith Corporation) contributed to this report.