Murder suicide update
Here's the lede from Brian Day's story which will appear in tomorrow's editions of the Whittier Daily News.
WHITTIER — A man and woman were found dead in their apartment Monday following an apparent murder suicide, authorities said.
The deceased were identified by neighbors as a 32-year-old woman and her 33-year-old boyfriend. Officials withheld their identities pending notification of next of kin.
The bodies were found by a friend shortly before 12:50 p.m. in a second-floor apartment in the 7600 block of Newlin Avenue, said Whittier police spokesman Jason Zhulke.
The friend called police, and officers responded to the report as a domestic violence call, Whitter police Lt. Wyatt Powell said.
Officers found the bodies in the bedroom of the apartment, officials said.
Brian is also reportoing that a 12-year-old was in the apartmetn at the time of the shooting. it is believed the young man is the son of the dead woman.
Police refused to tell Brian if the man shot the woman before shooting himself or vice-versa. They did find a gun at the scene.