MIAMI -- A car owner, angry that his car was being burglarized for the second time in a month, confronted three men overnight outside a northwest Miami-Dade home.

Danny Llerena got into a confrontation with the three burglars around 1:30 a.m. after he said he caught them taking stereo equipment out of his Dodge Charger.

Llerena's girlfriend came outside with a gun to back him up.

The owner of the home at on NW 172nd Terrace, Iliana Lopez, said, "When they came out they said they had a gun, they were firing, his girlfriend came out and started firing back."

The girlfriend had run back inside the home to get her gun, which she has a concealed permit to carry. She rushed back to Llerena's defense, shooting and critically injuring one of the burglars.

Police say that's when the three suspects jumped into their getaway car and drove away. Police say the getaway car was stolen in Opa-locka.

An alert Miami-Dade officer spotted the car and pulled them over at 183rd and 47th avenue. Two suspects were arrested and the injured suspect was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Police say charges are pending against the three burglars. Police said the woman, who acted in self-defense, is not likely to face any charge.