Father fatally shot after robber targets teenage boy and mother at home
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An Arcadia father was fatally shot during a possible home invasion robbery Tuesday night, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a woman and her 13-year-old son were forced into a home on Woodland Lane by a stranger about 6:26 p.m. During the confrontation, the boy’s 61-year-old father was fatally shot.
The teenager called 911 and reported the incident. The Arcadia Fire Department responded to the call and took the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In an interview with KTLA, sheriff’s Lt. Steven De Jong said the incident may have been personally motivated but the investigation is ongoing.
“Obviously, very frightening situation for the entire family and unfortunately a man lost his life,” De Jong said to KTLA. “It appears that this is possibly personally motivated.”
The woman and her son were not physically harmed during the incident and the man’s killer escaped. A weapon was recovered at the scene but no other information was immediately available.
“I can’t imagine what that feels like, if he actually did witness his father get murdered,” De Jong said to KTLA.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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