LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A mother and her 8-week-old son died from stab wounds in an apparent murder-suicide at their home Tuesday morning, Long Beach police said.
Authorities responded to a possible suicide attempt call in the 1500 block of Park Avenue around 6:35 a.m. When police arrived, they found two people unconscious and not breathing with multiple stab wounds to the upper body.
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Both people were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the victim, identified as Shane Ventanilla, was killed by his mother, 36-year-old Charlene Ventanilla.
Ken Ventanilla, Charlene's husband, was the person who came home and found his son and wife, authorities said.
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Anyone with more information was urged to call LBPD homicide detectives Mark Mattia or Don Goodman at (562) 570-7244.