CINCINNATI — Police said a man fatally shot his 14-year-old son in their home, thinking he was an intruder.

Police said the man thought his son had caught the bus for school Tuesday morning, but the teen returned home soon afterward. Police said the man heard a noise in the basement and checked on it with a gun in his hand. Police said the father fired after apparently being startled, hitting the boy in the neck.

Authorities said the father called 911 and the boy was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where he died Tuesday morning.

Police Lt. Steve Saunders said the father was being interviewed by police and had been cooperative.

No names were released immediately.