2 Year Old Orphaned In Murder/Suicide

"SAN MARCOS, CA — A man and his girlfriend were found dead in their San Marcos home in the early morning hours Monday.

"Homicide detectives responded to the home on the 100 block of Valpreda Rd. near the 78 freeway after someone inside the home reported hearing gunshots, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

"The man and the woman live in the house with their 2-year-old daughter. The man's brother and his parents live in a house two doors down, according to the man's brother.

"According to the man's brother, the man handed his daughter to his parents, shot his girlfriend and then shot himself.

"The brother arrived at the same time as police.

"Investigators believe the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. Detectives now have a search warrant for the house."

From NBC San Diego...