Resident shoots and kills man suspected of breaking into Oceanside home

Jermaine Ong is a Digital Content Producer at ABC 10News/KGTV in San Diego.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – A resident shot and killed a man suspected in a home invasion attempt in Oceanside , according to police.

Oceanside Police said officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Diamond Circle at around 7:22 pm. Monday due to a reported assault with a deadly weapon incident. Police said two residents -- a male and a female -- were inside the house when an unknown man armed with a rock and a stick entered the backyard and then made his way through a bedroom sliding door. Police noted the female resident was in the bedroom when the intruder entered.The injured resident grabbed a gun and fired at least three shots, striking the intruder once in the chest.

Emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, but the intruder -- described as a 22-year-old man -- was pronounced dead at the scene. Police at the scene told ABC 10News the resident who fired the shots was not arrested; the shooting is being investigated by the OPD's Crimes of Violence Uni as a potential self-defense incident.

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