A white man who shot at a black teenager who came to his house to ask for directions was found guilty Friday of assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

The trial for Jeffrey Zeigler, the 52-year-old Rochester Hills man and retired Detroit firefighter, began Oct. 8. The jury heard from multiple witnesses, including the teenager himself, and came to the guilty verdict Friday. The prosecution was hoping to convict Zeigler of assault with intent to murder, which could have meant life in prison.

Jeffrey is due in court again on Nov. 13 for sentencing.

This past April, 14-year-old Brennan Walker told police he missed his school bus and knocked on the 53-year-old Zeigler's door in Rochester Hills after getting lost while walking to high school.

Brennan said he ran after seeing a man inside the house grab a gun. He heard a gunshot, but was not hurt.

Fox 2 reported that Rochester's wife, Dana, was the first to see the teenager at the door and then woke up her husband, who grabbed a shotgun.

"He didn't look like a child. He was a rather big man standing there, and also, if he was going to school, we have no schools in our area," she said on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in court.

A surveillance video was taken from Zeigler's front porch and showed him chasing Walker down the yard.

Channel 4 obtained the video here.

Zeigler said in court this week that he felt remorseful and knew absolutely that he had done something wrong.

Brennan and his mother, Lisa Wright, told WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) earlier this year that they believe the shooting was racially motivated.

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