Husband stabbed or shot to death in Rancho Palos Verdes
A husband was stabbed or shot to death early Tuesday during a fight with his wife at their Rancho Palos Verdes house, investigators said.
The wife also was seriously injured during the 1 a.m. fracas at a house in the 5900 block of Flambeau Road, deputies said.
The couple's 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter were home at the time. Neither was hurt.
Sheriff's deputies from the Lomita station rushed to the house when the wife called 911to report a domestic dispute.
The woman and her 7-year-old boy walked out of the house when they arrived, leaving her husband and 4-year-old daughter inside.
Neighbors said deputies used a loudspeaker for 20 minutes to call out the husband, but received no response. When they entered, deputies discovered the girl inside with her father. He was dead, investigators said.
The wife suffered head trauma and other injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
The children were taken into protective custody.
Deputies found a handgun and a butcher knife inside the house. Investigators said the man's cause of death was not immediatley known, but referred to the case as a "stabbing death investigation" on documents released to the media.
The woman was not arrested. Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, a detective said.
The couple's names were not immediately released, but a babysitter provided names at the scene. Court records showed that a woman living in the residence with that name was involved in bankruptcy proceedings in Los Angeles.
The woman is a licensed registered nurse.
Her attorney did not immediately return phone calls.
Neighbors said the crime was shocking. The family rented the house several months ago.
"It's so sad to know there was a family in trouble that needed help," neighbor Melinda Barth said.
The wife also was seriously injured during the 1 a.m. fracas at a house in the 5900 block of Flambeau Road, deputies said.
The couple's 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter were home at the time. Neither was hurt.
Sheriff's deputies from the Lomita station rushed to the house when the wife called 911to report a domestic dispute.
The woman and her 7-year-old boy walked out of the house when they arrived, leaving her husband and 4-year-old daughter inside.
Neighbors said deputies used a loudspeaker for 20 minutes to call out the husband, but received no response. When they entered, deputies discovered the girl inside with her father. He was dead, investigators said.
The wife suffered head trauma and other injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
The children were taken into protective custody.
Deputies found a handgun and a butcher knife inside the house. Investigators said the man's cause of death was not immediatley known, but referred to the case as a "stabbing death investigation" on documents released to the media.
The woman was not arrested. Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, a detective said.
The couple's names were not immediately released, but a babysitter provided names at the scene. Court records showed that a woman living in the residence with that name was involved in bankruptcy proceedings in Los Angeles.
The woman is a licensed registered nurse.
Her attorney did not immediately return phone calls.
Neighbors said the crime was shocking. The family rented the house several months ago.
"It's so sad to know there was a family in trouble that needed help," neighbor Melinda Barth said.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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