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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a female adult and male adult, that were discovered on Thursday, April 07, 2016 at 10:30 am in the 13500 block of Lanning Drive, Whittier.

Detectives have learned that Norwalk Station deputies responded to the location to check on the welfare of the residents.  Upon their arrival, deputies were met by a close family friend. She stated she had not seen the married couple, who lives at the house, for a few days.  The friend supplied deputies with a key to the house, at which time they made entry.

Deputies entered the location and found the husband laying on the bed, with a gunshot wound to the upper torso.  A shotgun was recovered near the husband’s body.  The gunshot wound appears to be self-inflicted.

Deputies located the wife’s body inside the location. She also had a single gunshot wound to the upper torso.

The wife, who has been identified as the victim, and the husband who has been identified as the suspect, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The identities of the victim and suspect are not being released at this time pending notification of next of kin.

There is no additional information available at this time and the investigation is on-going.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by:

Ryan Rouzan, Deputy

Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Hall of Justice – First Floor

211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-229-1700

***************Original Press Release*****************

DATE:   Thursday, April 07, 2016          

TIME: 10:03 AM

LOCATION:   13500 block of Lanning Drive, Whittier

VICTIM(S): 1 Female Adult and 1 Male Adult

SUSPECT:   Unknown

UNIT:   Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Hernandez

NARRATIVE:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are en route to 13500 block of Lanning Drive, Whittier, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a female adult and a male adult.

The female and male were both pronounced dead at the scene.                     

There is no additional information available at this time and the investigation is still on-going.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by:

Ryan Rouzan, Deputy

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department 

Hall of Justice - First floor  

211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-229-1700
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