Teen burglary suspect shot by homeowner

A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after being shot by a homeowner during an early morning burglary in Medical Lake.

No one has been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing. Spokane County prosecutors will decide whether to file charges.

The boy, who sheriff’s officials previously said was 14, and a 14-year-old boy were carrying baseball bats when the homeowner confronted him after an alarm alerted him to a break-in in an enclosed room beneath his deck.

Homeowners with loaded guns and kids with baseball bats do not mix. Other lessons to be learned from this story?