Police in Tustin were investigating what prompted an off-duty sheriff’s deputy to allegedly shoot a woman to death at her residence early Friday.

Officers were called at 5:22 a.m. Friday to a home in the 13000 block of Tustin East Drive, where the unidentified woman sustained gunshot wounds, according to Tustin police.

Police did not release any additional details and were exploring every possibility for what prompted the shooting, police Lt. Sarah Fetterling said.

The victim was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Carrie Braun said Tustin police notified sheriff’s officials about the shooting involving an off-duty deputy sheriff.

“The involved deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave,”

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