Frustrated that kids were using his property as a shortcut, a Gardena resident shot a teenager in his driveway, police said.The teenager survived and the property owner was arrested.

Eiji Takara, 36, called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. Monday to report that he had shot an “intruder” at his home in the 18000 block of Curt Place, said Lt. Steve Prendergast of the Gardena Police Department.

Officers found a 17-year-old boy who had been shot once in the upper torso in Takara's driveway, Prendergast said. The boy was treated and released from a hospital.

Takara’s home is on a cul de sac and shares a wall with the Gardena Valley Assembly church and the Gardena Valley Christian School on 182nd Street. Gardena High School is also nearby.