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LA PUENTE -- Coroner's officials Friday released the names of three people killed in what investigators have described as a double-murder and suicide earlier this week.
Rosa Chavez, 55, of La Puente and her boyfriend Luis Fraustro, 66, of La Puente were shot to death by 52-year-old Francisco Sanchez of La Puente, who was believed to be Chavez's ex-boyfriend, about 10:25 a.m. Wednesday at a house in the 700 block of Sierra Vista Court, Los Angeles County sheriff's and coroner's officials said.
After fatally shooting Chavez and Fraustro with a rifle, Sanchez turned the gun on himself, authorities said.
Chavez cared for three young grandchildren, neighbors said.
No children were at the home when the shooting took place, sheriff's officials said.
The investigation remains ongoing.

PASADENA -- Police and coroner's officials are investigating after the body of a man was found beneath the Colorado Street Bridge early Tuesday in what authorities said initially appeared to be a suicide.
The dead man was described as a Latino man in his mid-30s, Pasadena police Lt. Rick Aversano said.
"At 7:55 (a.m.), a jogger found what appeared to be a dead body in the wash," he said. The jogger immediately called 9-1-1.
The body was found beneath the bridge, near South Arroyo Boulevard, police added.
No one had witnesses reporting see the man jump, officials said.
"As it looks right now, it appears to be suicide. There doesn't appear to be foul play," Aversano said.
The investigation was ongoing.

WHITTIER -- Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a man found fatally shot in a commercial area in an unincorporated county area near Whittier as an apparent suicide, authorities said.
Deputies were summoned to the 8600 block of Norwalk Boulevard just after 7:50 a.m. Friday after someone reported finding a body lying between two buildings, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Robert Smith said.
The body was initially described only as that of a man.
Deputies noted the man appeared to have been shot in the head, and a gun was found near the body, Smith said.
The investigation was ongoing, however foul play was not initially suspected.

MONROVIA -- Coroner's officials Friday released the name of a Texas man who police said fatally shot himself in front of officers, his ex-wife and two young children after threatening the woman with a gun last week.
Sue Chee Ng, 45, of Allen, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, which took place shortly after 12 p.m. Oct. 29 in front of Library Park, in the 300 block of South Myrtle Avenue, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.
Police officers rushed to the park after receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting a man holding a woman at gunpoint.
When police arrived, the man, later identified as Ng, turned the gun on himself and shot himself in the head, police said.
Two small children, one of which he shared with the woman, were also present during the incident.
Police said Ng had followed the woman and children to the area.

MONROVIA -- A man who had been holding his ex-wife at gunpoint near Library Park Saturday fatally shot himself when confronted by police, authorities said.
Police initially described the dead man as appearing to be in his late 40s.
The incident was reported just after noon in front of Library Park, in the 300 block of South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia police Lt. Dan Verna said.
Police received several 9-1-1 calls reporting a domestic dispute in which a man threatening a woman with a gun.
"When officers arrived, they found a man holding a woman at gunpoint," Lt. Jaime Alfaro said.
Officers ordered the man to drop his gun and surrender, Alfaro said.
"The male turned the gun on himself and took his own life," the lieutenant said.
The woman, who was in her mid-40s, and two young children she was with were unhurt, police said.
Investigators learned the man was the woman's ex-husband, and one of the children with the woman was theirs, Alfaro said. He had followed the woman and children to the area.
Police summoned counselors to comfort the woman and children.

MONTEBELLO -- Police and coroner's officials are investigating the death of a woman believed to have plunged from a balcony at a senior citizens' condominium complex Thursday as a suicide, officials said.
The death was first reported about 5:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Beverly Boulevard, Montebello police Lt. Rich Meadows said. The dead woman appeared to be in her 50s.
"She was located in the east driveway, and she had injuries that were consistent with a high altitude fall," Meadows said.
The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner will conduct an investigation to determine the officials cause of death.
Nothing criminal was initially suspected, however the investigation was ongoing.

LA HABRA HEIGHTS -- Authorities have identified a man found dead in a truck on Vista Road from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound as the president of the Don Steves Autoplex in La Habra.
Donald Thomas Steves, Jr., 70, of La Habra, was pronounced dead shorty after his body was discovered about 5 p.m. Thursday inside a Chevrolet pickup truck parked in the 2300 block of Vista Road in La Habra Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's and sheriff's officials.
A passerby noticed a truck that hadn't moved in about an hour, went for a closer look and found the body, sheriff's Sgt. Dwight Miley said.
An autopsy had not been carried out Friday, coroner's Chief of Operations Craig Harvey said. It was expected to be performed Saturday at the earliest.
Steves was the president of the Don Steves Autoplex in La Habra, previously known as Don Steves Chevrolet. The family business was started by his father six decades ago.
A representative at the business did not wish to comment Friday.

WHITTIER -- Autopsies carried out Sunday on the bodies of a married couple and their son who were found fatally shot inside their Whittier home confirmed that the parents were slain, and their son committed suicide, coroner's officials said.
Debra Escobedo, 60, and her husband Raul Escobedo, 67, died as the result of homicide, Investigator Kelli Blanchard of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner said.
Mario Escobedo, 31, died as the result of a suicide, she said.
A relative discovered Debra Escobedo's body inside the family's home about noon Friday in the 16000 block of Janine Drive, Whittier police officials said.
Believing an armed suspect may still be inside, police engaged in a standoff at the home for more than six hours as they tried to may contact with anyone inside the home.
A SWAT team forced their way into the house in the evening, when officers discovered the bodies of Raul and Mario Escobedo.
Neighbors said the couple lived in the house with their son, who was believed to have psychological problems.
Family members gathered at the home Sunday afternoon did not wish to comment.