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After Jacqueline Avant was killed, this teen found the suspected gunman in her backyard

LOS ANGELES — The gunshot was right outside her bedroom door. Grace Campbell-McGuire was in bed about 3 a.m. Wednesday, awakened by what she thought was her father rummaging through a drawer outside her room. The 17-year-old was annoyed because she had to get up in a few hours for school. Then came a loud bang, followed by the voice of a man she didn’t know crying out in pain. Grace braced ...

LOS ANGELES — The gunshot was right outside her bedroom door.

Grace Campbell-McGuire was in bed about 3 a.m. Wednesday, awakened by what she thought was her father rummaging through a drawer outside her room. The 17-year-old was annoyed because she had to get up in a few hours for school.

Then came a loud bang, followed by the voice of a man she didn’t know crying out in pain. Grace braced herself against her door and called 911 to report the intruder.

A few minutes later, she

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