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Zombies-raving man shot dead as intruder

USA: A California man shot dead after breaking into a young family’s suburban home had ranted about zombies hours before he showed up screaming threats in their backyard and smashed into their house, authorities said.

The Orange County Sheriff’s department said that 22-year-old Paul Michael Bracamontes was killed in the affluent community of Yorba Linda by a homeowner who awoke before dawn on Sunday to find him screaming in the backyard.