
Chief Alex Valdespino said officers responded at about midnight to the 1400 block of S. Whittier after dispatchers received a call from 83-year-old Gerard McDonough who claimed he had just shot his wife, 69-year-old Diane McDonough, and was going to shoot himself.
Officers arrived on scene and were giving commands to McDonough via a public announcing speaker on a squad car when they heard a single gunshot come from inside the residence.
Officers immediately entered the residence where they discovered the husband and wife unresponsive with obvious gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical responders were called and confirmed that both people had succumbed to injuries.
Valdespino said two handguns were located -- one in the hand of Gerard McDonough and the other in close proximity.
He said a preliminary investigation indicated Diane McDonough was a homicide victim, and Gerard McDonough’s death was a suicide. Both died of gunshot wounds.