A resident shot and killed a home invasion suspect on Monday night, the Oceanside Police Department reported.
At 7:22 p.m. Monday, police received a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 4100 block of Diamond Circle, Officer Heather Mitchell said.
The residents were home when a man entered their backyard armed with a rock and a stick, the officer said. The suspect entered the residence through a bedroom slider door. A woman was inside the bedroom.
“The suspect threw a rock at a male resident of the home, striking him in the face,” Mitchell said. “The male resident retrieved a firearm and shot the suspect.”
Officers arrived on scene, along with Oceanside Fire Department personnel, and despite attempted life-saving measures, the suspect died of his injuries, Mitchell said.
Detectives from the department’s Crimes of Violence Unit were investigating the home invasion and shooting. Names of the victims and suspect were not immediately released.
