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This guy is lucky to be alive. Homeowner shoots alleged intruder in downtown Phoenix

Someone is breaking into your home in the middle of the night. What do you do?

Security cameras and no-trespassing signs did not deter this intruder. The homeowner says he lives with his baby, his wife, and his parents, and he’s glad this scary situation didn’t end worse.

So you have people that you want to protect. What do you do?

He says he was up late with his one-year-old son, who had trouble sleeping, when he heard his dogs barking. He grabbed his loaded gun and went to check it out. The father says he came face-to-face with the would-be intruder, who was later identified as 34-year-old Juan Mendez, and froze for a few seconds when they both opened the door simultaneously.

If you're confronted by an armed homeowner, you should leave. This guy didn't leave. He was shot twice in the leg. At that point, he decided to leave.

Cops caught up to Mendez a short time later. They took him to the hospital, and then they took him to jail.

Police have not released a possible motive for Mendez, but say the homeowner likely won’t face any charges because he was acting in self-defense. Mendez is facing charges of burglary and assault, according to authorities.

Self-defense is a human-right, and in Arizona, it appears to be your legal right.