DEPUTY KILLS ARMED SUSPECT 2 ARRESTED AFTER SPREE OF ROBBERIES.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - A deputy shot and killed a suspected robber while two other men were arrested after a home-invasion robbery spree that left a homeowner and a concerned neighbor wounded, officials said. The dead man, whose name was not immediately released, had pointed a pistol at deputies after driving up while the deputies were talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the two other suspects arrested walking along 15th Street East, officials said. ``Deputies fearing for their safety fired at the suspect, striking him in the upper torso torso /tor·so/ (tor´so) trunk (1). tor·so n. pl. tor·sos or tor·si The human body excluding the head and limbs; trunk. ,'' Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. spokesman Deputy David Cervantes said. The deputy who fired the fatal shots has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation as to whether the shooting was justified, officials said. The killing is being investigated by sheriff's homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. detectives, Cervantes said. The deputy's name was not released. The shooting took place within blocks of two homes that had been broken into by three men. The intruders shot a man in the first home, then at the second home shot a neighbor who confronted them outside, deputies said. Both men, whose names were not released, are expected to survive, deputies said. The first home invasion home invasion n. Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home. Noun 1. home invasion - burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home occurred on Yaffa Street sometime before midnight. The resident was shot in the upper body as the three intruders fled. The wounded man Wounded Man in English, 傷追い人 (Kizuoibito) in Japanese, is a seinen manga written by Kazuo Koike and drawn in a Gekiga style by artist Ryoichi Ikegami. called 911. He was taken to a local hospital and deputies said he was in stable condition. About 15 minutes later, deputies received another 911 call reporting gunfire at a home on Chagal Avenue, not far from the first robbery. A neighbor confronted the three men as they were leaving the home and he was shot in the lower body, officials said. Along 15th Street East, which borders the neighborhood where the robberies occurred, deputies spotted two men who matched the description of two of the robbers walking along the street. A third man, who matched the description of the third robber, drove up in a compact car and was shot when he pointed a gun at deputies, officials said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sheriff's investigators survey the scene where a man matching the description of a home-invasion robber was shot and killed. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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