MASCOTTE, Fla. — Police in Mascotte said a 16-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot while trying to break into a home.
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Police said it happened in the Cardinal Pines subdivision around 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The teenager was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
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The people inside the home were not hurt.
Police say that the teen may be tied to another attempted break-in earlier Thursday morning.
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