Homeowner shoots, kills suspected burglar in Sherman Oaks
LOS ANGELES – A homicide investigation was underway after shots rang out in a quiet San Fernando Valley neighborhood on Thursday morning, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Department said they began receiving multiple 911 calls from neighbors just before 5:30 a.m.
“I think I heard about 5 shots,” a neighbor told FOX 11.
The shooting was reported in the Sherman Village area near the intersection of West Magnolia Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue.
A homeowner told investigators he witnessed a man that he believed was casing the neighborhood and thought he was planning to rob a home or a car.
When the homeowner confronted the suspect, the suspected burglar reportedly pulled out a gun from his vehicle when the homeowner also took out a gun and fired shots, witnesses said.
The suspect then lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a nearby tree.
LAPD said the homeowner was waiting for officers when they arrived and was performing CPR on the man he shot.
Investigation underway following deadly shooting in Sherman Village
“Well, we live in Los Angeles. So, it feels like a nice and quiet neighborhood, but the reality is, there are things going on all the time in LA,” a neighbor who heard the gunshots said.
LAPD said the homeowner was cooperative upon questioning.
The suspected burglar was described as a man in his 50s and his name has not been released.
LAPD detectives were reviewing security camera footage.
One shot in home invasion, suspect in custody
LA GRANDE (OR)— The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported a La Grande-area resident shot a home invader at around 4:26 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, who then disarmed the resident and assaulted him with the gun before the victim’s son took control of the moment.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, Jose Jesus Diaz, 27, of Plains, Montana, broke into a garage at a residence on the 60000 block of Bushnell Road in southern La Grande and then broke into a vehicle in the garage, alerting the residents of the home.
One resident armed with a rifle confronted Diaz. A violent struggle ensued, the sheriff’s office reported, and the rifle went off and Diaz was shot in the arm. According to the release, Diaz then disarmed the victim and began to assault them with it.
At that point, the victim’s son engaged Diaz, disarming him and holding him at gunpoint until police arrived.
Diaz was arrested and is being housed in the Union County Correctional Facility on charges of attempted murder, assault, attempted assault, robbery, menacing, pointing a firearm at another, unlawful use of a weapon, burglary, trespass and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.
Diaz, the victim and the victim’s son were all transported to Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande, for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and said it will release additional information as it becomes available.
State court records show Oregon State Police just three days prior — on Tuesday, Feb. 2 — cited Diaz for driving under the influence of intoxicants.