Police: California man shoots, kills armed home intruder
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (Gray News) - Police say a man died after being shot while invading a California home.
The Fairfield Police Department announced a 27-year-old man from Suisun City entered a home Tuesday morning while a married couple in their 60s were having breakfast.
The husband called 911 after the man broke into the couple’s home by breaking through a door, police said. The homeowner shot him with his legally-owned gun out of fear for their safety.
Police found the intruder across the street in possession of a semiautomatic handgun with an extended magazine.
Officers attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead minutes after the shooting. The intruder was out on parole after being convicted of a previous violent crime.
The Fairfield Police Department’s Investigations Bureau is handling the case.
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