Crime & Safety
Man, Woman Killed In Azusa
The man and woman were found inside with "numerous apparent knife words," authorities said. A suspect with knife wounds was detained.
AZUSA, CA — Sheriff's homicide detectives were assisting Azusa police with investigating the killing Saturday of a man and a woman.
The Azusa Police Department responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a call of a person screaming and possible domestic violence in the 300 block of North Twintree Avenue at Haltern Street, an Azusa neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Officers detained a man in front of a residence with "numerous apparent knife wounds," who was taken by ambulance to a hospital and listed in critical condition, sheriff's officials said.
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The man and the woman were found inside, also with "numerous apparent knife wounds," sheriff's officials said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities were not immediately made public.
The investigation was ongoing and anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-333-8477.
