LASD: Resident Shoots, Kills Armed Suspect Inside Walnut Home

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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WALNUT - An armed Suspect was killed by a resident inside a home early Saturday and a second suspect remains at-large, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The confrontation occurred around 4 a.m. May 21 in the 20000 block of East Country Hollow Drive. A 26-year-old woman and and 27-year-old man were in the home. While investigating the sound of footsteps, the man was confronted by the armed suspect, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Both men opened fire on each other. The suspect was hit multiple times in the upper torso. He died at the scene. The man and woman were uninjured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

“A second suspect fled the location and is currently outstanding. There is no description of the second suspect, and it is unknown if a vehicle was used during the crime,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect’s handgun was recovered at the scene.