One man shot to death, another injured in Encino home invasion

A man in his 80s was shot to death and a man in his 60s was pistol-whipped during what police are calling a home invasion robbery Wednesday in Encino.

Los Angeles Police Department officers were sent at about 5:25 p.m. to a home in the 4500 block of Densmore Avenue, near the San Diego (405) Freeway, on reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a department statement.

Upon their arrival, police learned that a white SUV with two suspects arrived at the home, and after entering they fired several shots, according to police.

The older victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

They younger victim in his 60s arrived a short time later and was pistol-whipped, CBS 2 reported.

The suspects drove away from the scene and were still at large.

Police told CBS 2 that according to a preliminary investigation it appears that this might not be the first crime committed by the suspects, due to the level of violence.

“No one starts out with this type of behavior, typically,” LAPD Detective Sharon Kim told reporters at the scene.

A description of the home invasion and murder suspects was not immediately available.