Sheriff: Man, 28, Shot And Killed After Breaking Into Valley Springs Home He Claimed Was His

VALLEY SPRINGS (CBS13) — Detectives are investigating aft an intruder was changeable and killed aft helium broke into a Valley Springs location and started attacking radical inside.

The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office accidental Sunday’s deadly incidental appears to stem from the suspect, 28-year-old Lennin Elizalde, wrongfully believing that helium owned the home.

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Deputies accidental the rightful homeowners had brought the 7000 artifact of Gabor Street spot from a existent property institution recently. However, during the moving process, the owners came location 1 time and recovered that idiosyncratic had breached successful done a broadside doorway – and Elizalde was inside.

Elizalde was the lad of the erstwhile proprietor of the home. He was ordered to permission aft the caller owners recovered him inside, but helium refused until 911 was called.

The caller owners accidental Elizalde threatened to return. Deputies aboriginal recovered and arrested Elizalde, who didn’t contradict that helium went into the location but claimed idiosyncratic other had breached the door.

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A lawman says Elizalde besides told him that helium believed helium inactive owned the location and helium intended to travel back. This connection prompted the lawman to inquire for a bail enhancement that would support him successful custody, but the sheriff’s bureau says the justice denied that enhancement.

Elizalde was soon released from custody connected Saturday evening.

Early Sunday morning, deputies accidental Elizalde returned to the home. Witnesses accidental Elizalde kicked successful the doorway and started attacking idiosyncratic who was sleeping successful the surviving room. During the chaos, deputies accidental 1 of the rightful occupants past changeable Elizalde successful self-defense.

Elizalde was pronounced dormant astatine the country by medics. The sheriff’s bureau says the location was vacant erstwhile it was legally by the caller owners, with Elizalde not having immoderate idiosyncratic items wrong oregon immoderate different ineligible crushed to return.

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None of the rightful occupants person been arrested oregon cited, deputies say.

CBS13 Staff