A man apparently shot and killed a woman in Sylmar and then fatally shot himself, police said Friday.
Authorities were sent to the 13000 block of Tucker Avenue about 7:40 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The pair died at the scene, police said.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the man as Rene Vanegas, 53, of Los Angeles. The woman’s name was withheld, pending notification of her relatives.
The man apparently shot the woman and then shot himself, the LAPD reported. Their relationship to one another was not immediately known.