Don't Bring a Crowbar to a Gunfight

You could file this under, "Another failure of the victim-selection process. 14-year-old alleged burglar shot during Encino home invasion

How exactly does the age of the person committing home invasion matter in any way?

A 14-year-old boy was being held on suspicion of burglarizing a home in Encino after he was shot and wounded by the homeowner during an early-morning confrontation not far from where a couple was murdered earlier this month during a burglary.

He either lied to his mother, or his mother lied to the police, because she said that he was shot in a drive-by shooting.

According to a preliminary crime report, the Encino homeowner was awakened around 5:10 a.m. to the sound of something breaking downstairs from his bedroom, moved his family into a safe room, and armed himself with a handgun.

The homeowner shot a figure holding a weapon. The homeowner thought it was a sword. Security video showed it to be a crowbar. It is still a deadly weapon.

On Monday night, more than 200 Encino residents attended a community meeting with police and the District Attorney to discuss their concerns about recent burglaries, and the murders of American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca.

They were found dead on July 14 inside their home on White Oak Avenue. Detectives said they believe they were shot to death during a burglary on July 10.

Not sure what the current state of self-defense is in greater Los Angeles, but I doubt that the DA is going to charge the homeowner. Doubt is not certainty.