A homeowner shot and wounded one of two suspects who entered his home in Newport Beach early Tuesday, and the second suspect apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Officers went to the neighborhood near Newport Coast Drive at about 4:45 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department reported.
According to police, the two suspects entered the residence in what investigators believe was a targeted attack, and the homeowner fired shots at them.
One of the suspects, who had been wounded, was found outside the residence in possession of a firearm and taken into custody, police said.
Officers began searching for the second suspect, and he was found nearby with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The names of the suspects were not immediately available.
An Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT team was also called in, and the investigation was continuing Tuesday morning.
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