2 robbers still on the run after deadly incident in Empire, officers say

A man was killed during a home-invasion robbery at a house in the Stanislaus County town of Empire, and although a teen was caught, two people remain outstanding, officers said Thursday. Two people were robbed by three men and a woman about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday at Oregon Park, according to Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies. The robbers all left the scene before officers arrived. About 20 minutes later, officers received a call of a home invasion with a man shot in the 5200 block of Campos Place in Empire. Deputies found the man dead inside the home, and a 15-year-old boy was being detained by a homeowner, the department said. A third man and a woman were seen leaving the home immediately after the shooting. Homicide detectives discovered that the homeowner shot and killed the intruder during a struggle inside the home. The teen, whose identity is being withheld at this time because of his age, was arrested on charges of homicide, home invasion, robbery and a prior outstanding arrest warrant, deputies said. Investigators believe the robbery at Oregon Park and the home invasion are connected and that the crimes were not random acts of violence. No additional details have been released. Anyone with information is asked to call the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department at 209-525-7083.

A man was killed during a home-invasion robbery at a house in the Stanislaus County town of Empire, and although a teen was caught, two people remain outstanding, officers said Thursday.

Two people were robbed by three men and a woman about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday at Oregon Park, according to Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies. The robbers all left the scene before officers arrived.


About 20 minutes later, officers received a call of a home invasion with a man shot in the 5200 block of Campos Place in Empire.

Deputies found the man dead inside the home, and a 15-year-old boy was being detained by a homeowner, the department said.

A third man and a woman were seen leaving the home immediately after the shooting.



Homicide detectives discovered that the homeowner shot and killed the intruder during a struggle inside the home.

The teen, whose identity is being withheld at this time because of his age, was arrested on charges of homicide, home invasion, robbery and a prior outstanding arrest warrant, deputies said.

Investigators believe the robbery at Oregon Park and the home invasion are connected and that the crimes were not random acts of violence.

No additional details have been released.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department at 209-525-7083.