A suspect is in custody and the search is on for another after a security guard opened fire on them while they were trying to break into a multi-million dollar home in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Crest.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, officers responded to a call for service in the 2500 block of Summitridge Drive, which is located in a gated community south of Mulholland Drive, at approximately 7:18 p.m. Friday.
When they arrived, they located an armed security guard who shot at two suspects trying to break into a residence, the spokesperson stated. The guard mentioned to officers that he saw the suspects with weapons.
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“The guard fired at the suspects, neither of whom were struck,” the spokesperson added. “The suspects then fled the area.”