Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who was ringing doorbells as a prank in Livingston County was shot by a 69-year-old man at one of the homes.

Green Oak Township police tell WHMI-FM that the boy and three other juveniles were ringing doorbells on Friday night in Green Oak Township when the man confronted the boy and shot him in the lower back.

The boy was taken to University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he was listed in stable condition.

Authorities found the man at his home. He was being held at the Livingston County Jail pending arraignment.

Green Oak Township is about 35 miles northwest of Detroit.
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