TROY, Ohio -- Deputies in Miami County questioned and released a homeowner after a teenager was shot overnight.

Authorities said the Troy teen suffered a serious gunshot wound to his leg. The shooting happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Peters Road and Maple Street in Troy.

Investigators said it appears the 16-year-old from Southview Drive in Troy was shot with a deer slug. They said his 14-year-old brother was not wounded in the shooting.

Authorities said deputies received a call about a possible burlgary at a home with a shot fired into the air as a warning. When deputies arrived, they found the teen had been shot in the leg. Deputies said they have a lot of questions about why the brothers were in the neighborhood, which is a couple of miles from their home.