LA Police Shoot, Kill Home Invasion Suspect
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A home invasion robbery suspect has been shot to death in a confrontation with Los Angeles police officers.
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Sgt. Christopher Wilbourn says two men burst into a couple's South Los Angeles home at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday.
City News Service says the husband managed to slip away and telephone police from a neighbor's home and the woman hid inside the home.
Wilbourn says a suspect was shot when he tried to run out of the home as officers entered. Another suspect was arrested inside the home.
The sergeant says a handgun and a machine gun were recovered.
There are no other details.
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