Crime & Safety
Homeowner Shoots, Kills Suspected Burglar In Riverside County
The homeowner and suspect engaged in a shootout, police said. Both were wounded, but the alleged burglar died from his injuries.
RIVERSIDE, CA — A burglary suspect was killed early Wednesday during a shootout with a homeowner in Riverside.
Riverside Police Department officers received a 911 call regarding shots fired at around 1:30 a.m. and responded to the 5900 block of Sycamore Canyon Boulevard, where they learned a burglary suspect and a homeowner exchanged gunfire during an attempted robbery, said Lt. Brian Dobson of the Riverside Police Department.
The homeowner and the suspect were wounded and taken to a hospital, Dodson said.
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The suspect died of his injuries at the hospital.
The homeowner was wounded in his lower extremities and was expected to survive.
