Suspect in Slaying Commits Suicide
A gunman who shot and killed a 72-year-old man barricaded himself in his stepmother’s Signal Hill home on Monday before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.
After trying to make contact with the man for three hours, a Long Beach police special weapons team found the 30-year-old suspect dead inside the house in the 2300 block of Cerritos Avenue about 3:30 p.m., said Signal Hill Police Cmdr. Mary Risinger.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, barricaded himself as police responded to calls reporting gunshots from the residence, Risinger said.
Officers found a 72-year-old man shot once in the chest, she said. The victim, whose name was also not released, died after undergoing surgery at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. He was a friend of the suspect’s stepmother, Risinger said.
The suspect’s stepmother was at home but fled from the house before police arrived. Officers tried to contact the suspect, Risinger said.
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