SEAL BEACH—Two people found dead inside a Seal Beach home Wednesday were relatives and died in apparent murder-suicide, police revealed Dec. 29.
“An out-of-state relative called police dispatch to report that their brother was frustrated with providing care for his mother,” a police statement said.
Officers responded Dec. 27 morning to the 600 block of Ocean Avenue and found the bodies inside the home, the department said.
Detectives discovered that a 65-year-old man was living with his 84-year-old mother, who suffered from an unknown temporary medical condition that required constant attention and care, police said.
Family members were in the process of establishing in-home services for the woman and had arranged for the son to care for her in the meantime, according to police.
The son was frustrated with adequately caring for his mother’s condition and made several calls to an out-of-state relative, police said.
During his final call, the relative heard a loud bang and the son said his mother was “gone.”
A firearm was discovered by detectives in the son’s hand, who was lying on the bed with his mother, both with fatal gunshot wounds to the head, according to police.
Police said the identities of the mother and son were withheld out of respect for their family.
Anyone with information regarding the case was urged to contact Sgt. Gibson at 562-799-4100 at extension 1128 or jgibson@sealbeachca.gov.
