A married couple and their young son were found dead in a burning Maywood home following a domestic shooting.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives are investigating a domestic incident in Maywood where a married couple and their young son were found dead inside a burning two-story home. Firefighters and deputies responded to a structure fire on the 5000 block of East 61st Street at approximately 2:25 a.m.
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on Saturday. Emergency crews discovered three bodies with gunshot wounds in a single bedroom. The victims were identified as a man in his late 40s, a woman in her late 40s, and a boy under the age of 10. The two adults were the biological parents of the child. Authorities recovered a handgun from the bedroom. A preliminary investigation indicates the incident was a domestic matter with no ongoing threat to the surrounding community. Investigators are currently reviewing the origin of the fire and the sequence of events leading up to the shooting. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner will conduct formal examinations to confirm the exact causes of death and officially identify the victims.
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