Authorities in Southern California announced on Tuesday that a buyer had shot a suspected attacker during a “targeted ” house invasion. Another suspect was found dead at the scene with a “self-inflicted gunshot, ” according to police. ”
At around 4:45 a.m., Newport Beach Police Chief Joe Cartwright said police officers responded to a report of a “possible home invasion ” at a residence on Newport Coast Drive and Pelican Hill Road North in a video message released on Tuesday. m. Cartwright added that the person who was reporting the affair claimed that a citizen of the residence shot one of the suspects when the two suspects entered the house.
Cartwright noted that the homeowner confronted the wounded believe and another suspect after they were confronted by the renter. The two suspects quickly fled the home. The responding police officers discovered the damaged male suspect armed with a gun and lying in the street with “apparent bullet wounds. ”
The male suspect was being treated at a local hospital, according to Cartwright, who was the wounded home invader think. Cartwright did not make any mention of the suspect’s situation or the injuries he had sustained during the alleged home war attempt.
Police discovered a second think in the bushes close to the victim’s house in addition to the wounded think. He was discovered with what appeared to be a self-inflicted bullet wound and later declared dead, according to Cartwright.
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In Tuesday ’s video message, Cartwright said the crime scene was “immediately contained ” and that all of the home invasion suspects were accounted for. He added that the four people who were present at the time of the “home war ” event were all “safe and unharmed.” ”
There are no dangers to the Newport Beach area as a result of our investigation, which shows this was not a strange violence but rather a targeted incident involving a previous relationship between the suspects and the victims, Cartwright said.
Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill cautioned potential criminals: “If you are thinking about coming into our city, know that we will defend ourselves. “ After the police chief finished informing the community about the alleged home invasion incident, Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill said,” If you are thinking about coming into our city, you are thinking about coming in. ”
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