Firefighter, deputy killed in murder-suicide identified

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News media position themselves across the street from the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Neighbors out for a walk as news teams prepare for coverage at the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Channel 7’s Marc Cota Robles sits in an office chair on the side of the street as neighbors walk past the the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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The home where a murder-suicide took place on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A news team with Noticiero Telemundo 52 in front of the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A vehicle with Emergency Response Crime Scene Cleaning is parked in the driveway at the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A man with Emergency Response Crime Scene Cleaning walks with supplies into the house at the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Two unknown men carry belongings and a dog from the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Reporters and TV news crew members stand in the shade for long day at the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A vehicle with Emergency Response Crime Scene Cleaning backs into the driveway at the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. On Sunday night, a 5-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department shot and killed his wife, a 2-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department. He then killed himself at a county Fire Department facility in Pacoima, according to officials. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Sept. 7, 2015 7:21 AM PT

[UPDATE 2:25 p.m.] The 35-year-old firefighter paramedic who fatally shot his wife in a La Cañada Flintridge home before turning the gun on himself was identified by authorities as James Taylor.

Around 10 p.m. Sunday, authorities responded to the home, located on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue, after receiving a call about a woman screaming.

Investigators believe Taylor fatally shot his 32-year-old wife, an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy identified as Cecilia Hoschet, before fleeing the scene.

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Taylor reportedly drove to a Los Angeles County Fire Department facility in Pacoima where he shot himself. He was found dead by Los Angeles police. A weapon was recovered.

The couple’s 6-year-old son was home at the time of the incident. He is currently being cared for by relatives, officials said.

“We don’t know if he witnessed the incident,” Lt. David Coleman of the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said at an early morning news conference, according to KTLA. “He’s with family and we’ll interview the child at a later time.”

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Taylor was a six-year veteran of the county fire department, currently assigned to the Pacoima warehouse facility.

Meanwhile, Hoschet had been with the sheriff’s department for two years. She worked at the Inmate Reception Center of the Los Angeles County jail.

“We lost a wonderful deputy last night,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said in a prepared statement. “Deputy Cecilia Hoschet impressed everyone she met at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department with her positive and helpful approach to her work. She enjoyed being a deputy and really liked people.”

In a prepared statement, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby expressed his deepest condolences to family and friends of the couple.

“Today is a sad day for all public safety personnel in Los Angeles County,” he said. “Our thoughts are with everyone who was impacted by this tragedy.”

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials at (323) 890-5500.

Carol Cormaci, carol.cormaci@latimes.com

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Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

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