Chicago Heights Homeowner Shoots Teen-Ager in His Kitchen

Police are investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday morning in which a Chicago Heights man shot a teenager he said was breaking into his home, police said.     

Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 300 block of N. Boston Street discovered 18-year-old Anterrio L. Hall unresponsive and lying in the grass in the back yard, according to a release.

Chicago Heights paramedics attempted to revive Hall, of the 1900 block of Adams Street, and took the teen to St. James Hospital, police said.

However, their attempts were unsuccessful and Hall was pronounced dead upon his arrival, according to the release.

The homeowner told investigators he was in the bathroom when he heard a sound of breaking glass coming from his kitchen, police said.

The man told police he then got a gun from his bedroom and went to the kitchen to investigate, discovering a man crouching beside his table, according to the release.

The homeowner said he then fired "several shots" at the intruder, who then jumped from a window and collapsed in the back yard, police said. 

Hall's autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday and the investigation is continuing, according to the release.