SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A resident shot and killed a burglary suspect Thursday morning inside a home in San Pedro, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 7:45 a.m. at a house in the 2800 block of South Carolina Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The homeowner told police the suspect tried to enter his home through the front door. The suspect then went around the side of the home and entered through a window. The homeowner says when the man moved toward him, he fired at the suspect.
The unidentified intruder was pronounced dead at the scene, an LAPD spokesperson said.
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Yellow police tape cordoned off the driveway of a two-story house at the scene, and police detectives were seen speaking with neighbors.