An early morning residence invasion Tuesday in Newport Seaside ended with one alleged intruder being shot and one other dying from what police imagine was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Newport Seaside police say the victims and suspects within the incident have a previous connection, however gave no additional particulars.
At 4:45 a.m., police responded to a 911 name of a attainable residence invasion close to Newport Coast Drive and Pelican Hill Highway North. The house seemed to be on the finish of Vista Luci, a cul-de-sac, KABC-TV reported.
A couple of minutes into the emergency name, the caller mentioned one of many residents inside the house shot a suspect, in accordance with a police report.
Throughout a short on-scene information convention, police confirmed that the home-owner shot at one of many 4 suspects, KTLA-TV reported.
The injured suspect and one other suspect fled the home.
When police arrived, they discovered one of many suspected residence invaders with a handgun mendacity on the street with obvious gunshot wounds, in accordance with police.
The suspect was transported to an area hospital. Police didn’t disclose his situation.
One other suspect was found in bushes close to the residence with what police imagine is a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the top. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Police launched no different data and mentioned an investigation is constant.
