A Colorado man has shot dead his 14-year-old stepdaughter after he mistook her for a burglar inside his home, pictured. Source: Supplied
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl was shot dead by her stepfather after he mistook her for a burglar.
The incident happened in Colorado Springs, Colorado just before 6am on Monday (10pm AEDT).
A 911 caller, presumably the stepfather, informed the operator that a burglar had been shot. But then slightly more than a minute later the operator reports the news that the victim wasn't an intruder.
The teenager was alive when police arrive at the scene but died later in hospital.
Police went door-to-door to ensure everyone was ok.
"I heard three bangs," Jani Harvey, who lives across the street, told KRDO. "I assumed it was someone hitting on a car or a garage door or something like that."
"I thought it was strange, and I thought it was an odd hour for it to be going on. It's kind of a quiet neighborhood," she said.
Next door neighbour, Mary Zesiewicz, said after she went to work she learned why police were so concerned after a phone call from her son.
"He goes Mum, they removed bullets from our wall...it's a very, very scary feeling," Ms Zesiewicz said.
Police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating.
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