Two men were hospitalized early Wednesday morning after they exchanged gunfire at a home in the Fircrest neighborhood.
A man who returned fire against an intruder was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to a Vancouver Police Department news bulletin.
The suspect was shot “multiple times,” police said. He suffered life-threatening injuries in the shootout at a home in the 1400 block of Northeast 131st Avenue.
It is unclear what exactly led to the shootout. Neither of the men have been identified.
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The resident told police earlier in the evening he met a woman he brought back to his house.
Shortly after the woman left, at about 4 a.m., an unknown male came to the door displaying a gun and shot at the resident, according to police. The resident grabbed a nearby gun and fired back, hitting the suspect multiple times.
Police found a “number of marijuana plants” at the residence. There are no outstanding suspects.
The Vancouver Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating.
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