Authorities say a Long Island man has been arrested for shooting a minor accused of knocking on the man's door overnight.
Police arrested the Laurel man for shooting the boy with a shotgun, hitting the juvenile in the arm.
The 64-year-old fired the shot through a glass door at the back of his house after the kid had repeatedly knocked on the front and back doors of the home and run away, police say.
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WATCH HEREEmergency responders treated the boy at the scene and took him to a nearby hospital.
Officials arrested the homeowner on assault charges.
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