April 20, 2010 K-Mart burglar commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
One man is dead after a burglary in Cumberland County.
Police say the suspect fired a shot at officers then shot himself.
It started around 2:00 Sunday morning when an East Pennsboro Police officer noticed the K-mart on North Enola Road was broken into.
Police say the burglar brought special equipment, and broke in without ever setting off the store’s alarm.
Two officers and one police dog entered the K-mart. That’s when police say the burglar fired one shot at police.
The SWAT team was called in. When the burglar wouldn’t talk to a police negotiator, officers used tear gas to get him to come out from behind two locked doors.
Lt. Mark Green told News 8, “It was over pretty quickly. We didn’t know if there was one perpetrator or not. It took a lot of investigation to make sure we could do it as safely as possible.”
Police also sent a special robot into the store, equipped with a camera, to make sure it was safe.
Ultimately, the burglar fired another shot, taking his own life. Police did not return fire.
The coroner has not yet released the man’s name.
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