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Suspect Vehicle Sought In Columbia Heights Home Invasion
Officials in Columbia Heights say they're searching for a vehicle of interest in connection to an incident earlier this week where a 76-year-old man was robbed and shot in his home.
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Officials in Columbia Heights say they're searching for a vehicle of interest in connection to an incident earlier this week where a 76-year-old man was robbed and shot in his home.
Columbia Heights police are searching for the armed intruder who followed an elderly man into his home, then robbed and shot him. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, as the 76-year old widower was bringing groceries in from his car that was parked in his driveway.
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