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Police: Heath was invading home when shot

Law enforcement officials responded to a fatal shooting in Commerce on Jan. 13.
Kevin Jefferies
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KETR

Commerce police said in a Jan. 16 statement that Corey Dominic Heath, 23, of Commerce, was shot on Jan. 13 while attempting a home invasion and robbery.

Heath, 23, of Commerce, died from gunshot wounds on Jan. 13, police said. Officers responding to a call of a possible shooting found Heath dead on the property of Lamplight Lodge Apartments, 1300 Moore St., at about 1 p.m., police said.

Chief of Police Kerry Crews said in a Jan. 16 statement that Heath and an unidentified man invaded an apartment in that complex with the intent to steal money and drugs from the occupants. A fight ensued, and Heath was fatally shot with his own gun, police said.

Police believe that the general public is not in danger from the suspect who remains at large, Crews said.

In January 2010, Heath was placed on five years of probation after being found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. The charge resulted from a June 2009 incident in Commerce when Heath was 17. In the incident, Heath cut another person with a knife during an argument.

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