Three Found Dead in SGV Shooting

Three people were killed in a shooting early Friday, April 24, in Baldwin Park, and investigators say it may have been a murder-suicide. (abc7.com) (ktla.com) The shooting was reported at 4:57 a.m. on the 3200 block of Millbury Avenue, near Merced and Bresee avenues, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and local TV reports. (cbsnews.com) (nbclosangeles.com) A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene, and a third victim, another man, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. (ktla.com) (cbsnews.com) ABC7 reported the dead included an 80-year-old man, his 56-year-old wife, and a third man believed to be between 60 and 70 years old. The station said the husband died at the hospital and the wife died at the scene. (abc7.com) The Sheriff’s Department told NBC Los Angeles the case is being investigated as a double murder and possible suicide. NBC also reported that a firearm was recovered at the scene. (nbclosangeles.com) Sheriff’s Lt. Steve De Jong told ABC7 that investigators had no witnesses who saw the shooting. Authorities said there are no outstanding suspects and no continuing threat to the public. (abc7.com) (nbclosangeles.com) Neighbors told KTLA they were jolted awake by gunfire in what they described as a usually quiet residential block. Sky5 video showed patrol cars across the street and a coroner’s tent near the victims. (ktla.com) The victims’ names had not been released Friday, and investigators had not publicly explained how the three people were connected or what led to the gunfire. (ktla.com) (abc7.com) Anyone with information was asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. (ktla.com)