Police: Home Invasion Suspect Dies After Gunfight with Resident

A home invasion suspect died Monday afternoon after an alleged gunfight with a resident in southwest Atlanta, Georgia.

Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the resident was upstairs and heard strange noises at about 1:45 pm. He came downstairs to investigate and found the home invasion suspect, who had allegedly “broken in through the front door.”

Police report that the two men engaged in a gunfight at that point. The resident was wounded after the smoke cleared and the suspect was dead.

Atlanta Police investigating 2 people shot – 1 killed – at a house on Ira Street. Police say the dead man was an intruder. The other man shot was taken to Grady. PD have not released any more info. Updates on @wsbtv Ch 2 Action News. pic.twitter.com/ABzFVbPWd7

— Jason Durden (@JasonDurdenWSB) December 17, 2018

Atlanta Police Homicide Lt. Andrea Webster said the resident and suspect “had some sort of knowledge of each other,” so it “was not a random incident.”

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