A home invasion in Newport Beach ends with an apparent suicide

Karen Garcia
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Newportr Beach, CA - April 16: An aerial view of Newport Beach Police crime scene investigators documenting the crime scene where two people were shot - possibly that the home owner shot them - not police - Police swarmed the Newport Beach neighborhood Tuesday morning due to a possible home invasion. The incident occurred on 9 Vista Luci, Newport Coast. Details about the incident were limited, but it appears the home at the center of the activity is at the end of a cul-de-sac on Vista Luci in the Pelican Hill area. The beak-in was reported at about 4:45 a.m. Photo taken Newport Coast in Newportr Beach Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An aerial view of Newport Beach home where two people were shot. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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10:16 a.m. April 17, 2024: Correction: An earlier version of the story stated there were four suspects in the home invasion. There were two suspects.

An early morning home invasion Tuesday in Newport Beach ended with one alleged intruder being shot and another dying from what police believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Newport Beach police say the victims and suspects in the incident have a prior connection but gave no further details.

At 4:45 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a possible home invasion near Newport Coast Drive and Pelican Hill Road North. The home appeared to be at the end of Vista Luci, a cul-de-sac, KABC-TV reported.

A few minutes into the emergency call, the caller said one of the residents inside the home shot a suspect, according to a police report.

During a brief on-scene news conference, police confirmed that the homeowner shot at one of the two suspects, KTLA-TV reported.

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The injured suspect and another suspect fled the house.

When police arrived, they found one suspect lying in the street with a handgun and apparent gunshot wounds, according to police.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital. Police did not disclose his condition.

The other suspect was discovered in bushes near the home with what police believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police released no other information and said an investigation is continuing.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.