A man was in critical condition after allegedly shooting a woman in Lancaster early Sunday and then attempting suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The couple was described as an adult Hispanic man and woman. The man confronted the woman at another man’s home in Lancaster, according to A declaration The investigation was released Sunday by the sheriff’s department. The suspect fired a shot into the home; no one was injured.
The suspect and the woman, “who are believed to be a separated couple,” according to the department’s statement, left the home together in the woman’s vehicle. They got into an argument and stopped the vehicle at East Avenue H and Challenger Way in Lancaster.
On Sunday, around 12:30 a.m., they got out of the vehicle as they continued to argue. The suspect shot and killed the woman before fleeing in his vehicle, leaving her body behind, the statement said.
At 2:09 a.m., the suspect drove to Palmdale, where he shot himself in the victim’s vehicle outside a family member’s home, according to the sheriff’s department.
The suspect was treated for an apparent gunshot wound at a nearby hospital. He is in critical condition, a sheriff’s spokesman said Sunday night. The spokesman said no additional information about the incident has been released at this time, including the identities of the suspect and the victim.
The sheriff’s department said homicide investigators are continuing to investigate the incident.
The department urged anyone with information about the incident to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
