A person opened hearth contained in the Baldwin Park house of his estranged spouse’s household — killing two folks and critically wounding a 10-year-old woman — earlier than fleeing to Anaheim and taking his personal life on Monday, authorities mentioned.
Baldwin Park cops responded to the 12700 block of Royston Avenue simply earlier than 5 a.m. Tuesday and located three folks affected by gunshot wounds inside, in line with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division, which is aiding within the murder investigation.
Yulan Wang, 61, and her husband Qiufu Jiang, 61 had been pronounced deceased inside the house, whereas the 10-year-old woman was transported to a hospital, the place she is listed in important situation, in line with the Sheriff’s Division.
Investigators decided that the suspected shooter, Qihao Jin, 35, focused the placement of his estranged spouse’s household; nevertheless, she was not at house on the time of the assault.
Detectives spoke to 2 males and a boy exterior of the house who survived the assault unhurt. Detectives then recognized Jin because the suspect and decided that he drove away from the assault westbound on Royston Avenue, in line with authorities.
A multi-county seek for Jin unfolded as murder investigators labored all through the day and night to trace him down, in line with the Sheriff’s Division. His automobile was recognized late Monday evening and an alert was despatched to native regulation enforcement businesses.
Anaheim cops situated Jin and his automobile within the 100 block of Vermont Avenue in Anaheim the place he was pronounced deceased from an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound, in line with the Sheriff’s Division.
The case stays underneath investigation and anybody with details about the incident is inspired to contact the Sheriff’s Division’s Murder Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
