Court records state that the preteen shot his father - Indiana State Police officer Matt Makowski (pictured) - in the buttocks on February 22

An 11-year-old Indiana boy has been charged with shooting his state trooper dad because he was upset that his parents had confiscated his video games.

Court records state that the preteen shot his father - Indiana State Police officer Matt Makowski - in the buttocks on February 22.

The boy used his father's .45-caliber duty weapon in the incident, having previously retrieved the gun from Makowski's locked police car. The car was parked outside the family's Granger home, the South Bend Tribune reports.

The police officer told authorities that he locked the weapon inside the vehicle, in hopes of keeping it away from his children.

Police responded to reports of a shooting at the family's home at approximately 11pm, where the boy surrendered to authorities without incident. They found the boy's parents in the master bedroom.

Makowski was rushed to a local hospital and is said to be 'steadily improving'.

Allison Makowski, the boy's mother, told police that they were sleep when she heard the gunshot and her husband scream in pain. She went looking for her son and found the service weapon outside the couple's room, on the floor

Police investigate the scene of the shooting at the Indiana home

Allison Makowski, the boy's mother, told police that they were sleep when she heard a loud 'gong' before her husband started screaming in pain. She went looking for her son and found the service weapon outside the couple's room, on the floor.

She rushed to secure the gun and call 911, but was forced to run and hide in the room after she saw her son walking upstairs with a BB gun and his dad's duty taser.

Allison stayed in the locked room until police arrived, court records indicate.

The couple's son eventually explained to authorities that he wanted to play on a PlayStation, Xbox and a computer. He then told police that he was 'going to get these simple things, or there would be a Part 2'.

The couple's son eventually explained to authorities that he wanted to play on a PlayStation, Xbox and a computer. He then told police that he was 'going to get these simple things, or there would be a Part 2'

Allison rushed to secure the gun and call 911, but was forced to run and hide in the room after she saw her son walking upstairs with a BB gun and his dad's duty taser

The games had been removed from the home because the boy has a history of behavior problems at school, according to court documents.

The boy also told police that he tested the taser on the family's dog and that he had intended to shoot his father in the head.

The boy allegedly said that the only reason he didn't was because of how his father was lying in bed.

St. Joseph County prosecutors have filed a petition alleging delinquency for attempted murder, which is the juvenile equivalent of a criminal charge. The boy is due back in court April 10.

Last year, the county police filed a report that claimed that the boy was involved in a 'possible battery' of his eight-year-old neighbor. The younger boy was injured and had to be taken to the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center's emergency room.