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Patrick T. Fallon / AP
Firefighters battled a fire in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon at a house where two people were shot and killed and three were wounded.
A gunman and one of his victims were found dead inside the smoldering remains of a Los Angeles house on Thursday. Three other gunshot victims were rescued from the burning home earlier that afternoon by police and firefighters, authorities said.
The bodies of the gunman and victim were found after the fire was out and authorities were able to search the house, a 1917 single-story rambler in LA's East Hollywood neighborhood, the Associated Press reported.
The three other victims – two 38-year-old women and a 34-year-old man – had been shot by the time police and firefighters arrived. They were transported in serious condition to an undisclosed hospital and were expected to survive.
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The incident began shortly before 1 p.m. when emergency personnel responded to the home. Firefighters did not enter the home because they worried the gunman was still at large, fire Capt. Jaime Moore told the AP.
Authorities said the shooting was called "domestically motivated" and said the gunman had a relationship with one of the surviving victims, the AP reported.
Authorities cordoned off the block and nearby residents were evacuated, said Los Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew Smith. Some neighbors were concerned that gusty winds could spread the flames in the dense East Hollywood neighborhood.
It took about 150 firefighters and two and a half hours to fight the blaze, according to the Los Angeles Times. When the fire was out, cadaver dogs combed the scene for other possible bodies.
Neighbor Angelica De Paz, speaking in Spanish, told the AP that she was about to run errands when she saw a man kick in the front door of the house where the incident took place. The man was in his 20s or 30s, she said, and he wore a black shirt and blue jeans.
About five minutes later, De Paz said, she received a call from a neighbor who said the house was on fire.
"I thought it was a joke," De Paz said.
Another neighbor, Darwin Urbina, told the AP that he saw a man of the same description sitting on a curb outside the house shortly before he heard shots.
"He had this intent look," Urbina said. "He just stared at me for a while."
Urbina, who has lived in the neighborhood for a decade, described it as marked by gangs and drugs.
Mike Meadows / AP
Firefighters battle a blaze at a Los Angeles home on Thursday afternoon. A 34-year-old man and two 38-year-old women were shot; police removed them from the home and sent them to the hospital. They were in serious condition but were expected to survive, officials said.
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Firemen have a tough job ....
Working in full gear in 90 + degrees is really tough ....
Ammo inside a burning structure has to be a huge concern ....
Good job firemen ....
Actually, ammo inside a burning building should be of almost no concern to firefighters. Outside of the firing chamber of a gun, bullets cannot generate enough force to injure a firefighter through his protective gear. This has been confirmed by experimentation (although not a scientific one).
A bullet only accelerates while it is being pushed by the expanding gas created by the burning gunpowder as it travel down the barrel of a gun. The bullet is accelerating the entire time it takes it to travel the length of the gun barrel. As soon as it leaves the barrel it starts to decelerate. Outside of a gun, the bullet only accelerates for the brief moment before it pops out of the casing, a distance of less than 1/4 of an inch, as opposed to up to 8 inches in a pistol barrel.
Bullet casing will sometimes burst into fragments when exposed to heat, the experiment i mentioned noted this, although none of the fragments from handgun or rifle ammunition was capable of penetrating a fireman's protective coat. Some fragments from magnum shotgun shells, were able to poke through the coat, but not fully penetrate, most likely, a firefighter would not even notice this due to the other layers of gear/clothing he is wearing. Even without any protective gear, only minor injuries would result from burning small arms ammo.
Ammo that is "cooking off" is only dangerous in movies, unless it is military large caliber machinegun ammo, or artillery ammunition.
Doubt drugs was involved..in Los Angeles no way.
Except it's not 90 degrees in So Cal today......more like 65.
Another family murdered with the gun purchased to protect the family..........
Ban handguns.
and you know that how Chuckler?
Just spewing the left wing mantra..... I think wing the gunman kicked in the door those inside wished they had a gun. Just remember, when seconds count.. the police ae only minutes away.
banning hand guns is the reason the family didnt shoot first
good luck getting a ccw in la county
Oh, so he bought the gun to KILL his family............silly me.............(but, why didn't he use a knife?......cheaper.......easier to carry.......his family would suspect nothing....)
no, let me guess........he bought the gun to kill himself and needed to practice on his family first to make sure it would work............
Chuckler
How do you know he bought the gun? It could well be one of Holder's subsidized weapons. Where did he get the gun? You are the expert .. fill us in.
This is why a shotgun is ideal for home defense. Just aim in the general area and fire. If there is still movement...... fire again.
Oh, he STOLE the gun to kill himself......and practiced on his family first to make sure it would work.......(How's that?)....
navyvet?
Chuckler,
The fact is you don't have any more facts than anyone else. You just felt the need to muddy the waters and spin the story to fit you agenda. Do you wok for Meda Matters?
LOL!!! Gun, dead family, dead suspect from self inflicted wound.....(and they pried the gun from his cold dead hands)..........what more would you like?
dial up a little slow today navyvet?
Please show me proof it was a gun bought to protect the home/family............
Can't we all just get along?
Personally, I'm a fan of the baseball bat with a great big giant spike nail stuck through the end...would that person be anymore alive if the suspect killed with this weapon? Guns, knives, bats, they're all bad if used for bad....
FBI Statistics show guns kill twice as often as knives, bats, poison, strangulation, bludgeoning, forced drowning, suffocation, and all types weapons................combined..............(hmmmmmm, that's odd......)
Statistics also show that lower income, welfare families have more children then the affluent. So I guess now that we subsidize the internet for them now .... we can expect a lot more idiotic posts.
You equate poverty with idiocy? Really? (Jesus must have been a real retard........)
Oh, I see your game now Navyvet..........lose an argument and run away......bold strategy, how's that workin' for ya?
http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/333_murder_victims_circumstances_and_weapons_used.html
Sorry NRA member...........you're dead wrong..........again...
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl07.xls
Well......that ended that conversation...........
Of course the common factor in 100% of murders is a PERSON using the weapon. But you already know that, don't you chucktard?
ME:
YOU:
FACTS:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl07.xls
.....enjoy......
You are smart enough to know how to use a hyperlink, right NRA Member?
......and the conversation dies again.........
STFU Chuckler. You are truly a moron. You don't want a gun, don't get one.
I think everyone has the right to buy as many guns as they need to blow their own brains out.........Happy hunting steve...........
Wow.
I'm not against guns. I'll say it again:
I think everyone has the right to buy as many guns as they need to blow their own brains out.........Happy hunting NRA Member...........
I think Chuckies panties are twisted on just alittle too tight!!!
Domestic violence?
They are not just using guns, but also fire/explosion.
Can we have some kind of employer's program or government program to help people how to solve conflict?
And at the same time, people can have referral information when they really need help for unsolving problem.
You can always count on those hot-blooded Hispanics for a good shooting or stabbing and a fire to cover it up.
Hey Chuckler. I equate idiocy with you.
Chuckles like to say outlandish stuff to get your blood up. Relax my brother, totally harmless.
Heads up folks you see someone kick in a door call the cops immediately !
The funny thing about statistics is they can be manipulated anywhichway you like them to be. If the FBI wants gun violence up, they MAKE it go up...no body said you have to honest when you report the numbers...