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El Cajon parents dead after apparent murder-suicide

The couple were parents to three children ages 18, 16 and 11, who were not injured and were being cared for.

EL CAJON, Calif. — A couple died Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide shooting at an apartment complex in San Diego County.

The shooting occurred around 12:43 p.m. Saturday at unit 676 of the Park Pointe apartment complex near Hilton Head County Park in El Cajon, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

The husband, 41-year-old Jose Benjamin Lopez Valle, was found dead in the apartment from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His wife, 38-year-old Brenda Valle, died from her wounds at a hospital. A firearm was located near the couple, sheriff's officials said.

The couple were parents to three children ages 18, 16 and 11, who were not injured and were being cared for.

While the shooting investigation continued, there were no outstanding suspects and there was no threat to the community, sheriff's officials said.

Anyone with information was asked to call sheriff's homicide detectives at 858-285-6330; after hours at 858- 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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