A couple died in an apparent murder-suicide shooting at an apartment complex Saturday afternoon in an unincorporated area of San Diego County, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO).
Deputies responded to reports of gunshots in the 1600 block of Hilton Head Court, which is located southeast of El Cajon, at around 12:43 p.m.
At the scene, they found a woman with a gunshot wound and a man dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A firearm was located near the couple, sheriff's officials said.
Medical personnel transported the woman to a hospital, where she later died.
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The victims were identified by SDSO as 41-year-old Jose Benjamin Lopez Valle and 38-year-old Brenda Valle.
The couple were parents to three children, ages 18, 16 and 11, who were not injured and were being cared for.
While the shooting investigation continued, there were no outstanding suspects, and there was no threat to the community, sheriff's officials said.
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Anyone with information was asked to call sheriff's homicide detectives at 858-285-6330; after hours at 858- 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the address is in an unincorporated area of San Diego County, not El Cajon.
