Murder-suicide leaves 3 family members dead. Daughter, 19, survives.

Murder-suicide leaves 3 family members dead. Daughter, 19, survives.

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Key Points:

  • A 19-year-old woman survived a murder-suicide incident in Lakewood, California, where three family members were found dead, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials.
  • The incident occurred around 8 a.m. on January 15 when the eldest daughter called authorities reporting that her father, Hector Lionel Alfaro, 52, had shot at her and was now unconscious.
  • Alfaro reportedly fired multiple shots at his daughter without hitting her before shooting himself; deputies later found him with a gunshot wound in the den.
  • The wife, 48, and youngest daughter, 17, were found deceased in separate bedrooms with gunshot wounds to their torsos.
  • Two firearms were recovered at the scene,