An off-duty cop shot at a burglar during a confrontation at his home in Rowland Heights.

The intruder fled the scene after the shooting at the 17000 block of Calle Aurora at around 12:18 a.m Wednesday, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

The burglar was trying to leave in a vehicle when the off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer fired at the suspect. It is unknown how many shots were fired, but the the thief is not believed to have been injured.

Detectives are currently at the scene.