The deaths appeared to be linked to a domestic violence incident.
The fire was reported at around 2:30 am on September 5, prompting a response from deputies from the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel. Three people were found unresponsive inside a bedroom — a man and a woman in their late 40s and a boy under the age of 10. Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
A married couple and their young son were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds after a fire broke out at their home in Maywood, Los Angeles County, early Saturday, authorities said. Citing police, the deaths appeared to be linked to a domestic violence incident, with investigators believing the boy’s father may have been the shooter, according to the New York Post. After firefighters brought the blaze under control, emergency responders searched the house for possible victims.
Officials said there was no threat to the wider public and that the circumstances surrounding the shooting and fire remained under investigation.