Teen shot with his own gun by homeowner.
ANTIOCH, Calif. -- A home invasion robbery at an Antioch home with an indoor marijuana growing operation ended in a wild shootout early Tuesday that left a teenage suspect dead and two residents airlifted to a local hospital with critical injuries, police said.
Antioch police Capt. Allan Cantando told KTVU that the home owner at 1301 Aster called 911 at 4:37 a.m. to report that three African-American suspects were attempting to break into his home.
When officers arrived, they found a bloody scene. The 35-year-old homeowner who called police was seriously wounded as was his wife, who is in her 20s. Both were airlifted to local hospitals.
Officers also found the body of a 15-year-old teenager who allegedly was one of the three who broke into the home. Another 17-year-old suspect was held at gunpoint by the wounded homeowner and taken into custody by police.
"By all indications there looks like there was a third suspect who fled out a back window and we are now doing a neighborhood canvas at this time looking for him," Cantando said.
SWAT teams and a K-9 unit did a careful search of the neighborhood for the third suspect, but he was not found by authorities and remained at large. The suspect did not get away from the house unscathed.
"There's indication that he may be shot because of blood going out the window of the back of the residence," said Cantando.
According to Cantando, police also found "an inside marijuana grow" in two rooms of the home and that may have been the motive of the break-in.
"What people have to realize when they enter into drug activity and growing drugs they're not only putting themselves at risk, but their family at risk," explained Cantando.
While details were still being determined, Cantando said some kind of shootout took place inside the home.
"The suspects came in a back window and it looks like at that time they were confronted by the homeowner," Cantando said. "At this time, we know that the homeowner and his wife were shot. It appears that one of the suspects shot the wife as she was coming down the hallway."
"There is some question about how the 15-year-old was shot. We don't know if the homeowner armed himself with a gun or disarmed one of the armed assailants coming into the residence."
Two young children were in the home at the time of the shootout. The 10-month-old and 2-year-old were uninjured and turned over to their grandparents.
Neighbors said the family was quiet and living in a normally quiet neighborhood.
"It just seemed like a nice, quiet family. I mean, for the most part," said neighbor Dan Black. "Seen them outside once in a while playing with the kids."
The identities of the dead teen and the couple wounded were not released. There was also no immediate word on the condition of the couple.
ANTIOCH, Calif. -- A home invasion robbery at an Antioch home with an indoor marijuana growing operation ended in a wild shootout early Tuesday that left a teenage suspect dead and two residents airlifted to a local hospital with critical injuries, police said.
Antioch police Capt. Allan Cantando told KTVU that the home owner at 1301 Aster called 911 at 4:37 a.m. to report that three African-American suspects were attempting to break into his home.
When officers arrived, they found a bloody scene. The 35-year-old homeowner who called police was seriously wounded as was his wife, who is in her 20s. Both were airlifted to local hospitals.
Officers also found the body of a 15-year-old teenager who allegedly was one of the three who broke into the home. Another 17-year-old suspect was held at gunpoint by the wounded homeowner and taken into custody by police.
"By all indications there looks like there was a third suspect who fled out a back window and we are now doing a neighborhood canvas at this time looking for him," Cantando said.
SWAT teams and a K-9 unit did a careful search of the neighborhood for the third suspect, but he was not found by authorities and remained at large. The suspect did not get away from the house unscathed.
"There's indication that he may be shot because of blood going out the window of the back of the residence," said Cantando.
According to Cantando, police also found "an inside marijuana grow" in two rooms of the home and that may have been the motive of the break-in.
"What people have to realize when they enter into drug activity and growing drugs they're not only putting themselves at risk, but their family at risk," explained Cantando.
While details were still being determined, Cantando said some kind of shootout took place inside the home.
"The suspects came in a back window and it looks like at that time they were confronted by the homeowner," Cantando said. "At this time, we know that the homeowner and his wife were shot. It appears that one of the suspects shot the wife as she was coming down the hallway."
"There is some question about how the 15-year-old was shot. We don't know if the homeowner armed himself with a gun or disarmed one of the armed assailants coming into the residence."
Two young children were in the home at the time of the shootout. The 10-month-old and 2-year-old were uninjured and turned over to their grandparents.
Neighbors said the family was quiet and living in a normally quiet neighborhood.
"It just seemed like a nice, quiet family. I mean, for the most part," said neighbor Dan Black. "Seen them outside once in a while playing with the kids."
The identities of the dead teen and the couple wounded were not released. There was also no immediate word on the condition of the couple.
