Resident exchanges gunfire with burglars, Long Beach police say

Long Beach police say a resident in Rose Park fired a gun at a pair of burglars who were trying to break into his home Tuesday night. The burglars, police say, then returned fire as they fled.

The incident unfolded shortly before 7:50 p.m. Tuesday. Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at a home on Gladys Avenue near East 10th Street.

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When they arrived, officers found evidence of the shooting, along with a car crash nearby.

Investigators determined that two men were attempting to break into a man’s home when the resident fired a gun at the suspects, causing them to flee in a vehicle, police said…

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