Photo Gallery: Scene of murder-suicide in La Canada Flintridge

News media, preparing to set up for the rest of the day until the 6:00 P.M. news, position across the street from the scene of a murder-suicide on the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, September 7, 2015. Last night, a Los Angeles County Firefighter shot and killed his Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department wife, then killed himself.

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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A woman was the victim of an apparent murder-suicide incident that unfolded in her La Cañada Flintridge home Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Her husband, who fled the scene after allegedly shooting the victim, drove to a Los Angeles County Fire Department facility in Pacoima where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)