Elderly Woman Dead After Attempted Murder/Suicide

"LONG BEACH, CA — Homicide detectives are investigating a possible murder and attempted suicide in East Long Beach, authorities confirmed Thursday night.
Patrol officers were sent to a home in the 3500 block of Los Coyotes Diagonal at about 10 a.m., said Nancy Pratt, an LBPD spokeswoman.

"Officers were told there was a dead woman inside the home and a man threatening to kill himself, she said.

"When police arrived they found a 63-year-old man suffering from stab wounds and an 88-year-old woman inside the home also with serious injuries and bleeding, Pratt said.

"Long Beach Fire Department paramedics were called to the home and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

"The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition late Thursday, Pratt said.

"`We believe he harmed the woman causing her death and then attempted to take his own life,` Pratt said.

"Police did not identify either person pending notification of their relatives, she said."

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