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House intruder fatally shot by OC deputies in Midway City

House intruder fatally shot by OC deputies in Midway City
House intruder fatally shot by OC deputies in Midway City 02:19

A person who allegedly broke into a house in Midway City was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies, authorities said.

Deputies responded to the 14000 block of Van Buren Street about 5 a.m. on Wednesday to a report of "a subject breaking into a house and vandalizing property," according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

"A deputy-involved shooting occurred and subject is deceased at scene," the sheriff's department said in a statement.

Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally shot person. The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. 

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