A Highland resident was arrested today in connection with the attempted home invasion robbery in Corona where an off-duty police officer shot a suspect who later died.
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Quentinn Macklin, 42, was the last of a three-man armed robbery crew that tried storming into a Corona home in the 1200 block of Kendrick Circle on Sunday when the officer stopped by to return some lost property back to the homeowner.
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Macklin was found today in Lancaster and arrested on a warrant for his alleged tie to the crime with the help of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, Corona police Officer Jesse Cervantes said.
Police believe Macklin was involved in the attempted home invasion robbery where Dushine James Smith, 41, of San Bernardino, allegedly confronted the unidentified off-duty police officer with a handgun in the driveway and was shot, Cervantes said. The other two suspects carried Smith to a car while the officer took cover.
Smith was taken to a Fontana hospital where he later died Sunday of his wounds, Cervantes said.
It was not disclosed how many times the officer shot Smith.
An investigation was launched and on Friday detectives, who obtained arrest warrants searched for Macklin and Adrian Tremain Coleman, 35, of San Bernardino.
Coleman was found at an Ontario motel and arrested, Cervantes said.
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Good man with a gun defeats bad guy with a gun. What more can we say?
r u sure it was a good man? believe only what ur eyes have seen and not the visions of others….
They say the cop was off duty there to sell drugs and then it turned in to a Robbery ,why was he there at 8pm Returning lost property this cop is liein he’s another Corrupt cop tryin to make some side money and the deal went bad now he’s a hero I can’t wait for the FBI to Investigate this because he will be going to jail like the other too.