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Man Shot Dead by Sheriff's Deputies; Woman Found Dead Inside Bellflower Home
Deputies found an elderly woman unconscious and shot a man believed armed with a gun, and both were later pronounced dead, officials said.
On Sunday, September 27, Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies fatally shot a man in Bellflower after responding to a medical distress call; both the man and an elderly woman were pronounced dead at the residence on Maplewood Street.
Deputies responded to the 9500 block of Maplewood Street around 1 p.m. after receiving a call for a person in distress, discovering an elderly woman in her 80s lying face down in a pool of blood.
While entering the home, deputies encountered a man in his 50s allegedly armed with a handgun, prompting a deputy-involved shooting that left no officers injured, officials said.
Detectives confirmed the man and woman knew each other, indicating the incident was not random, though authorities have not yet disclosed the specific nature of their relationship.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff recovered a handgun at the scene as evidence, and officials are requesting anyone with information about the shooting contact the department at 323-890-5500.