Homeowner with gun scares off man trying to break into Winnetka home

A homeowner armed with a gun fired at least one round when a man tried to break into his Winnetka home, police said.

The intruder, who was not struck by the gunfire, was trying to enter the home in the 20000 block of Bassett Street in the San Fernando Valley community, authorities said.

Christian Mendez said he was home with his wife and two children when he encountered the intruder. Security camera video showed the man running away…

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