VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Vancouver Police Department says it believes car prowlers found a garage door opener, used it to break into a home, and then killed the man inside.
The shooting happened on May 3 around 4 a.m.
Before it happened, police said several people had called 911 to report seeing people snooping inside cars in the area.
The man’s rental car was parked in his driveway – and police believe that’s where the culprits found his garage door opener.
Police said the prowlers shot and killed the man shortly after a confrontation inside the home.
There is no information that the suspects and the victim knew each other. Police believe it was a random attack.
Investigators are now working to identify the suspects.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area of Northeast 15th Street in the early morning of May 3 is asked to call Vancouver police.
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