2 dead after police standoff with Los Angeles gunman
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A gunman killed a man, opened fire on police and holed himself up in a Watts home with three children inside before shooting himself, police said Friday.
A woman believed to be his wife was wounded and taken to a hospital in grave condition, Deputy Chief Robert Green told KABC-TV.
The standoff began at about 3 a.m. Friday as a domestic dispute.
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The gunman fatally wounded a man in a truck outside the house who later died and also shot at arriving police but didn't hit them, Green said. He retreated to a home and continued firing at officers, Green said.
After about a two-standoff, two children, believed to be 8 and 3 years old, came out of the house.
They told officers that "mom and dad" were dead in the home, Green said.
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When SWAT officers entered, they found the man dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A woman believed to be his wife was thought at first to have died but Green later said she was taken to a hospital in grave condition. A 1-year-old child was also in the home.
Police took away all three children.
"They'll be in our custody until we identify relatives," Green said.
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No officers were hurt.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.