MAYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — A married couple and their young son were found dead in a burning home early Saturday after an apparent murder-suicide shooting in Maywood, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a fire around 2:25 a.m. on the 5000 block of East 61st Street where they saw smoke coming from a two-story residence and located three deceased people inside the building, said Deputy Phillip Arellano of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.<\/p>\n
Three bodies were found with gunshot wounds, later identified as a man and woman in their late 40s and a boy under the age of 10, said Lt. Eric Arias of the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.<\/p>\n
The incident appeared to be domestic in nature, and no suspect was being sought, the lieutenant said.<\/p>\n
A handgun was found in the room where the three deceased individuals were, the sheriff’s department said. Their identities were not immediately released.<\/p>\n
A preliminary investigation indicated that the father was the shooter, according to Arias.<\/p>\n
The fire began on the first floor, investigators said, but further details about the cause of the blaze were not available.<\/p>\n