Father shoots adult son who broke into Sun City West house, deputies say

MCSO says the man was taken to the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries.
MCSO says the man was taken to the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries.(File image courtesy: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
Published: Aug. 12, 2023 at 9:41 AM MST
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SUN CITY WEST, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A man reportedly forced his way into his parents’ home in Sun City West Saturday morning and allegedly was shot by his own father.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says around 6 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting near Beardsley Road and 129th Avenue. There they learned that a man broke into his parents’ home, where he was not allowed due to a drug problem, when his father shot him, MCSO says.

He was taken to a hospital with possible life-threatening injuries. Detectives are investigating the reported break-in and shooting.

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