Harbor Gateway resident shoots, kills home invasion robber
I'll have a full story on this in a bit but here's the gist:
A resident of a Harbor Gateway house shot and killed one of three men who invaded his home Sunday morning, police and firefighters said.
Neighbors who heard the gunshot said at least one other man was injured during the 11:10 a.m. crime in the 1600 block of West 215th Street.
Police investigators at the scene declined to release many details of what happened, and would not confirm that one of the suspects had perished.
A Fire Department spokeswoman, however, said one man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.
Los Angeles police Lt. Susan Willis said the crime began when three home invasion robbers forced their inside the house, triggering a scuffle with the three men inside.
Neighbors who asked not to be identified could hear the commotion.
"We just heard they were arguing," one man said. "We could hear the yelling."
One victim ran to his house, banged on the door and shouted for someone to call 911. The neighbor and his wife did not let him in.
Another neighbor said he was going out for breakfast when he saw a man outside the house, holding his face as if he was punched.
Two of the intruders then ran from the house past him, got into a silver Honda Civic and drove away. The third intruder remained in the house.
"They left him behind," the neighbor said. "Then we heard the gunshot."
Other 215th and 214th Street residents, including a 10-year-old girl, also heard the gunshot.
"I was scared," she said.
Police officers swarmed into the area.
"This normally is a quiet neighborhood," one resident said.
What the invaders were after, I don't know.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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