House robbery suspect shot dead after mistakenly pressing panic button

Swift response by armed response members, police sees two others arrested in Mount Pleasant

Three suspected house robbers were outmatched and outgunned in Mount Pleasant when one of them accidentally pressed the panic button on the homeowner’s key ring.

Their planned heist was thwarted by the rapid response of law enforcement officials, leading to the death of one suspect, and the arrest of the other two...

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