Crime & Safety
Man, Woman's Bodies Found Near San Pedro Scenic Overlook; Murder-Suicide Suspected
The man shot the woman once and then turned the gun on himself, police said.

SAN PEDRO, CA -- A man shot and killed a woman in San Pedro and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Friday.
Officers were sent to Gaffey and 36th streets about 8 a.m. Thursday after passersby found the pair dead in a van that was parked at a scenic overlook, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
The man shot the woman once and then turned the gun on himself, police said. The woman was identified as Rocio Avila-Argueta, 43, of Wilmington, coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said. The man's name was withheld, pending notification of kin.
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Anyone with information on the case was urged to call LAPD Harbor Station detectives at (310) 726-7880 or (310) 726-7882; or (877) LAPD-247.
-- City News Service, photo by Renee Schiavone/Patch