3 dead in murder-suicide at Sacramento County apartment
SACRAMENTO - Three people were killed in a murder-suicide at an apartment in Sacramento County on Saturday.
At about 3:30 p.m., deputies said they responded to the 5700 block of Shadow Creek Drive for a welfare check. When deputies arrived and entered the apartment, they found three adults dead, all from gunshot wounds, the sheriff's office said.
On Sunday, the sheriff's office said that a husband killed his wife and another man before shooting himself.
The homicide unit was at the scene and took over the investigation. They had to wait for a search warrant to enter the apartment and remained at the scene throughout Saturday night to investigate.
It is unknown who made the welfare check call.
The identification of the three killed has not been released as of Sunday.
Shadow Creek Drive is off of Madison Avenue near Arcade Creek.