A 35-year-old man went to the Baldwin Park home of his estranged wife’s family and opened fire, killing a married couple and critically injuring a 10-year-old girl, then later fatally shot himself in Anaheim, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
Deputies responded around 5 a.m. Monday to a home in the 12700 block of Royston Street in Baldwin Park, where they were met by two men and a boy who said a shooting had occurred inside the residence, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Inside the home, deputies found a man and a woman — both 61 — fatally shot. A 10-year-old girl was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, sheriff’s officials said.
The fatally injured victims were identified as Qiufu Jiang and his wife, Yulan Wang.
“Homicide investigators identified Qihao Jin, a 35-year-old male Asian, as the suspect,” sheriff’s officials said in a statement. “Investigators learned suspect Jin targeted the location of his estranged wife’s family. He entered the residence armed with a firearm and shot the victims. Suspect Jin fled the location westbound on Royston Street in a vehicle. Suspect Jin’s estranged wife was not at the location when this incident occurred.”
Investigators obtained a description of the suspect’s vehicle late Monday night, and it was found by police in Anaheim in the 100 block of Vermont Street. Jim was found at that location, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff’s officials said.
Investigators tracked the car through a license-plate reader and Anaheim officers found the vehicle with the suspect’s body inside about 11:30 p.m. Monday, Anaheim police Sgt. Matt Sutter said.
A motive for the shooting was not released. Sheriff’s officials said no further details about the case will be released “to maintain the integrity of the investigation.”
Anyone with additional information regarding the shooting was urged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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