HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Harrisburg father was shot and killed by his son, who claimed that he thought an intruder was breaking into the home, according to the charging documents.

According to online court dockets, Tymarion Davenport, 18, of Harrisburg, faces criminal homicide and other charges in the Sept. 13 shooting death of his father, Thomas Davenport, at a home along N 14th Street.

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The criminal complaint filed by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police states that Tymarion claimed he thought his dad was an intruder who entered the home through a bedroom window on the third floor.

Tymarion was in his bedroom, which was on the second floor, when he claimed to hear someone coming down the stairs, the complaint shows. He allegedly got a firearm and yelled out to the person coming down the stairs.

As Thomas got closer, Tymarion stated to police he turned his head and fired one shot at "whoever was coming down the stairs," the complaint states. He claimed that he did not know it was his father who he had shot.

According to police, after the shooting Tymarion took off running without a shirt on and a phone in his hand.

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Drugs, including suspected cocaine and marijuana, along with ammunition were found in Tymarion's bedroom after police served a search warrant at the home, according to court documents.

The shooting drew a heavy police presence, including the Dauphin County Crisis Response, for hours, and a two-block radius was closed off for multiple hours as officers surrounded the home.

Police said Tymarion was taken into custody on Sept. 15 on separate charges. He is currently in custody and awaiting arraignment.