An Atlanta carjacking victim was arrested after allegedly shooting a boy who was breaking into his car.

Officials told affiliate FOX 5 Atlanta police responded just before 3 a.m. to a person shot in Fairburn Mays, approximately 20 miles south of the city center.

When Atlanta Police Department officers arrived, they found a boy under the age of 18 with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to the report.

Police said the boy admitted he was shot after breaking into a car.

He was taken to a children’s hospital and is expected to survive.

Yoshay Carter, 51, who owns the car, told authorities the shooting happened when he confronted the boy, the outlet reported.

Carter was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault, according to police. 3

He was booked into the Fulton C

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