Police shoot, kill intruder at Porterville food plantBy Louis Galvan / The Fresno Bee07/24/08 15:18:17
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Porterville police reportedly shot and killed a knife-wielding intruder at the city's Foster Farms food processing plant today after the man tried to break into an employee break room at the plant.

In a statement released this afternoon, Foster Farms president Don Jackson said the incident happened about 11:30 a.m. Jackson said the man was fleeing from police and trespassed onto the plant property.

"After providing verbal warnings to the perpetrator, law enforcement officers fatally shot the man to prevent him from reaching the break room," Jackson said.

No Foster Farms employees were hurt in the incident, Jackson added.

Neither Porterville police nor Tulare County sheriff's officials have issued any information about the case yet.
Check FresnoBee.com for updates throughout the day and read The Fresno Bee tomorrow for further details
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