{"id":214374,"date":"2025-03-26T07:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=214374"},"modified":"2025-12-23T04:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:24:59","slug":"home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Intruder Shot: Father Says Teen Made a Drunken Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 17-year-old was hospitalized after being shot by a homeowner in Spanish Fort, Alabama, early Saturday morning. Police say the teen allegedly broke into a home on Cason Trace while the family was asleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the teen\u2019s father is speaking out, urging the public to remember there are \u201ctwo sides to every story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cThere are two sides to every story\u201d: Father of teen shot in Spanish Fort speaks out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUbhaphzwW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Alabama teen was shot after breaking into a home on Saturday.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Spanish Fort <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/crime-drop-due-armed-citizens-says-detroit-police-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake\" title=\"Home Intruder Shot: Father Says Teen Made a Drunken Mistake\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2179\">Police Chief<\/a> John Barber, the homeowner\u2019s wife was awakened by the sound of breaking glass around 4 a.m. She alerted her husband, who retrieved a pistol and shot the intruder once in the abdomen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner then called 911. Responding officers rendered aid and the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/missouri-officer-tasers-teen-leaves-critical-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake\" title=\"Home Intruder Shot: Father Says Teen Made a Drunken Mistake\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2180\">teen was airlifted to University Hospital in critical<\/a> but stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators believe the teen forced his way in through a front window and appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teen\u2019s father told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10tv.com\/2025\/03\/23\/there-are-two-sides-every-story-father-teen-shot-spanish-fort-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake\" title=\"Home Intruder Shot: Father Says Teen Made a Drunken Mistake\">Fox 10 News<\/a><\/em> the boy had been drinking with friends earlier in the night and may have mistaken the house for his friend\u2019s nearby home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe remembers going to his friend\u2019s house, drinking, and leaving in a friend\u2019s car to pick someone else up,\u201d the father said. \u201cAfter that, he doesn\u2019t remember anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The father said his son doesn\u2019t have a criminal record and insists the teen never intended to break into anyone\u2019s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-springfield-armory-shakes-up-the-trp-lineup\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/springfield-armory-shakes-up-the-trp-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"home-intruder-shot-father-says-teen-made-a-drunken-mistake\" title=\"Home Intruder Shot: Father Says Teen Made a Drunken Mistake\">Springfield Armory Shakes Up The TRP Lineup<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel he was drunk and confused. He thought he was at his friend\u2019s house\u2014and he wasn\u2019t,\u201d the father said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police have not announced any charges yet. Investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So who\u2019s to blame here? 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