Homeowner shoots, kills knife-wielding suspect in Lincoln Heights, LAPD says

LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A homeowner shot and killed a man who lunged at him with a knife while he was in the front yard of his Lincoln Heights home, authorities said Saturday.

The suspect, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department. His identity was not immediately released.
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The suspect approached the man at about 9:40 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of East Avenue 28, Eisenman said.

The homeowner shot the suspect and then called police, she said. He was not arrested.
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