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Firefighters in Maywood discover bodies of a married couple and their child after a house fire.
Firefighters in Los Angeles County responded to a house fire on the 5000 block of E 61st Street in Maywood early Saturday morning. The LA County Fire Department arrived at the scene around 2:20 a.m.
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and requested backup due to the flames and smoke. After the blaze was brought under control, emergency responders found the bodies of a married couple and their child in a bedroom. The man and woman were in their late 40s, and their son was under the age of 10. All three victims died from apparent gunshot wounds. Police reported that the incident appears to be domestic violence in nature. A gun was recovered at the scene. The case remains under investigation, and it is currently unclear how the fire started.