A security guard was in custody Tuesday after firing warning shots to scare off burglars during a home invasion in Hacienda Heights.
Several suspects allegedly broke into a home to commit a burglary around 9:20 p.m. Monday in the 15400 block of Skyline Drive, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson said.
An armed security guard at the residence, which is located within the gated Skyline Estates community, fired warning shots in the air to scare off the burglars, the sheriff’s department said.
Several suspects fled the location in a dark-colored sedan while others remained inside following the shots, according to the sheriff’s department.
Sheriff’s deputies, along with a K-9 unit, did not find any suspects inside the location. Several unspecified items were taken from the home and some were recovered nearby, the sheriff’s department said.
Deputies also located video from the location which corroborated the report of the burglary from security guards.
Deputies detained the security guard who informed them that he fired the warning shots in the air. It is illegal to discharge a firearm without threat of the loss of life, the sheriff’s department said.
No suspect information was immediately available.
Video from the scene shows sheriff’s deputies searching a nearby hillside and marking recovered items, while other deputies interview affected residents.