California homeowner shoots home invasion suspect, another dead in targeted heist: police

The victims in the home were targeted and had a prior connection with the suspects, Newport Beach police say

A resident in an affluent Southern California neighborhood shot a suspected home intruder Tuesday morning, police said. 

The homeowner shot the suspect inside a gated home in coastal Newport Beach, authorities said. 

"The crime appears to be a targeted incident involving a prior connection between the suspects and the victims," a police statement said. 

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Newport Beach police officers draw their weapons at the scene where a home invasion suspect was shot and another killed himself, authorities said.  (KTTV)

Newport Beach police officers responded around 4:45 a.m. to a home at Pelican Hill Road and Newport Coast Drive. A 911 caller stated they shot one of the suspects inside the home, police said. 

When officers arrived, they found one of the suspects lying in the street with a handgun and suffering from gunshot wounds. The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment. 

Details about the suspect's injuries or medical condition were not disclosed. 

Newport Beach police officers outside a home where a home invasion suspect was shot and another took his own life, police said.  (KTTV )

Investigators also found a second suspect in some bushes near the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The four people inside the home at the time of the invasion were unharmed, police said.