Crime & Safety
3 Dead, Including Husband And Wife, In Shooting That May Have Been Murder-Suicide: LASD
Authorities have been unable to identify the third person killed alongside a husband and wife.
BALDWIN PARK, CA — A married couple and another man were killed Friday in a San Gabriel Valley shooting that may have been a double-murder/suicide.
The shooting was reported about 5:05 a.m. near the corner of Millbury and Bresse avenues, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A 56-year-old woman died at the scene. Her 80-year-old husband was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. And a third person — identified only as a man between 60 and 70 years old — also died at the scene, ABC 7 reported.
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"We're hearing rumors that our unidentified male may be our suspect, but we still obviously need to canvass the neighborhood to look for video and continue our investigation to confirm that fact," Lt. Steve DeJong told reporters at the scene.
He said there were no previous reports of domestic violence at the home.
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Neighbors told reporters that a relative of the slain married couple arrived at the shooting scene Friday and said another relative was the shooter.
Police blocked off much of the residential neighborhood as the investigation continued later Friday morning, KTLA reported. Aerial footage showed a large police presence in the area and a coroner's tent set up near the victims.
Neighbors told KTLA they were awakened by the sound of gunfire early Friday morning.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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