Armed home invasion suspect killed by police after standoff in Long Beach
An armed home invader was shot and killed by police after a standoff in Long Beach Friday night, authorities said. The home invasion occurred at a residence in the 6800 block of Cerritos Avenue near 68th Street around 8:30 p.m., preliminary information indicates. A man inside the home had called 911 to report the male suspect breaking in before he was confronted by the suspect, who brandished a weapon and ordered him to give him his belongings. Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff, shutting down L.A. freeways “I saw him open the door, point a gun at me and basically ask for everything I had,” victim Joseph Lopez said. “I went to a [different] room, called the cops and jumped out of the window.” When police arrived at the scene, they learned that the man was still in the home’s yard armed with a firearm. Officers immediately surrounded the house and made verbal contact with the intruder, who refused to comply with demands to surrender for over an hour. A replica firearm was recovered at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Long Beach, CA on