Police: Mayfair home invasion suspect shot and killed, another wounded

1 dead after home invasion in Mayfair

FOX 29's Bill Anderson reports from Mayfair, where a suspect was shot during a home invasion overnight.

MAYFAIR - A suspect has died after police say he and another suspect were shot during a home invasion in Mayfair overnight.

The incident occurred on the 7100 block of Walker Street around 4:20 a.m.

Police said two men climbed into the home through a back deck window and demanded money from a woman inside at gunpoint. As the suspects went to leave the home, police say an unidentified person shot at both of the suspects. Investigators say they have preliminarily identified the man who opened fire as the woman's boyfriend. 

One suspect suffered a gunshot wound and jumped out a second-floor window, landing in the home's driveway. He was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A suspect has died after being shot during a home invasion in Mayfair.

The second suspect, identified as, 24-year-old Elvin Laureano-Uviera, also sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized. His condition is unknown at this time.

A pellet gun police believed was used by the suspects was recovered from the scene. Investigators say they have received information the motive for the robbery was narcotics-related, but say no narcotics were found at the scene.

A 1-year-old and a 9-year-old were inside the home at the time of the incident and were unharmed.