Couple Pronounced Dead At Scene

"WOODLAND, CA — A man shot his girlfriend dead with a pistol before pulling the gun on himself in an apparent murder/suicide at a Woodland home Sunday afternoon.

"Around 5:05 p.m., Woodland police officers and medical personnel responded to 294 Riverside Drive for a report of a shooting that just occurred, according to Sgt. Brett Hancock.

"`Responding officers arrived on scene within minutes and located an adult female and an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside the residence,` said Hancock in a report. `Both subjects were pronounced dead a short time later by medical personnel. ... Though the investigation is ongoing, preliminarily it is believed the deceased female and deceased male had been in a dating relationship and this was a domestic violence related murder/suicide.`

"The names of the shooter and his victim are not being released at this time, though Hancock did confirm they were both in their 40s.

"There were four other people inside the residence at the time of the shooting who were not harmed. All four are related to the victim, said Hancock, though the relationships were not immediately available. At least one is an adult, and the rest may be children.

"The crime scene was contained to the home, and police aren't searching for any other suspects involved in the murder/suicide."

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