Husband in custody after woman found shot to death in Encino, police say

ENCINO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman was found shot to death in Encino Wednesday night, and her husband was taken into custody, police said.

Officers responded to the 5100 block of Hesperia Avenue, two blocks south of Ventura Boulevard, after reports of a shooting around 7:30 p.m. Police told Eyewitness News the woman was found with a gunshot wound to her head in the middle of the street.

The woman, who was identified only as a female in her late 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 65-year-old husband was taken into custody, though his identity was also not immediately released.

LAPD Lt. Guy Golan said the shooting was an isolated incident of domestic violence.

Investigators haven't revealed what led up to the shooting, but neighbors say it happened right in front of a synagogue that's nestled in the middle of the neighborhood, which is run out of a house.

LAPD hasn't said if or how the couple is connected to the synagogue.

Residents who live in the neighborhood say that outside of a few break-ins, there's rarely crime.

LAPD also said the couple doesn't live in the neighborhood. A motive is unknown.