One Dead, Two Arrested in Apple Store Burglary Attempt at Otay Ranch Town Center

San Diego 6 News Team

SAN DIEGO - Police say a private security guard fatally shot a suspect carrying out a smash-and-grab burglary at the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista.

The guard caught two men and a woman smashing the front glass of the Apple Store apparently to grab iPads, iPhones and other hot-ticket items.

Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano says two men and a woman drove to the store just before 7 a.m. Monday. The woman stayed in the car while the two men smashed the store's window and grabbed items when the guard confronted them.

The guard says he opened fire when one of the men pulled a gun.

The suspects drove away but crashed into a light pole.

Bejarano says the driver died from a gunshot wound to the head. The two other suspects were found an hour later.

The second male suspect and female were arrested at a nearby apartment complex. Both were described as being in their mid-20s.
 
Several nearby schools were put on lockdown while a police helicopter circled nearby neighborhoods advising residents from a public address system to stay inside with doors locked.

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