Beverly Grove

Resident Opens Fire When Two Men Break Into His Beverly Grove Home

Authorities responded to the home early Wednesday after a report of shots fired.

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Police are seeking two men wanted in a break-in at a home in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Officers responded at approximately 1:20 a.m. to the 8000 block of Burton Way regarding a report of shots fired.

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The resident said he heard noises outside the condo and looked through the door peephole to see two men. The man said he grabbed one of his guns as the men kicked down the door.

He opened fire as one of the men entered the home, he said. It was not immediately clear how many rounds were fired.

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"I was afraid for my life," the resident said, adding that the men appeared to hiding something, possibly a weapon.

The men escaped without taking any property. Detailed descriptions of the men were not immediately available.

No injuries were reported.

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