Homicide detectives were investigating the fatal shooting of three people and a related fire in the Antelope Valley early Saturday morning.
Emergency crews called to Tabler Avenue in Lancaster at 1:27 a.m. found a one-story home on fire, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire Department.
Three men and a woman in their 20s inside the home suffered gunshot wounds, authorities said. Two of the victims were pronounced dead. Officers pulled two other people from the burning building and performed CPR outside. One died instantly and the other, a man, was taken to hospital in critical condition, according to firefighters.
Firefighters put out the fire shortly after 2 a.m.
“We have no cause for the fire. An investigation is ongoing,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Robert Grasska said.
Investigators remained on scene as the sun rose and provided some additional details.
The Sheriff’s Department asked anyone with information to contact the homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
