Monday, March 14, 2011

Sunland-area resident shoots, kills man allegedly stealing gas from his car

LOS ANGELES - A Sunland-area resident who said he caught a man stealing gasoline from his car shot and killed the man outside his home today.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in the 10200 block of Sunland Boulevard, according to Richard French of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The name of the man who was shot -- who was in his 50s and died at the scene -- was withheld pending notification of relatives, Assistant Chief Ed Winter of the coroner's office said.

According to French, the gunman told police he heard sounds outside his home, and he armed himself with a handgun and went outside.

The resident said he saw the other man "stealing gas from his car," French said. The resident said he told the man to leave, but he refused, leading to gunfire, French said.

The man was questioned by police but was not arrested, French said. It was unclear if the other man was armed.

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