Suspect Shot Dead During Attempted Los Angeles Home Invasion

Yellow police tape blocks access to the scene of a burglary and shooting in a file photo. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—A suspect was shot to death by a homeowner during an attempted home invasion robbery Dec. 2 in the Granada Hills neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

Officers were dispatched about 5 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 11400 block of Swinton Avenue, near Rinaldi Avenue, regarding a “hot prowler” call, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported.