Gunman and 2 women are found dead in South Gate home after suspect shoots at officers, police say

SOUTH GATE, Calif. (KABC) -- Two women were found dead, and another woman was found wounded following a domestic violence shooting early Saturday morning in South Gate, deputies said. The suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at officers.

Officers from the South Gate Police Department responded to a home in the 8400 block of San Luis Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. in response to a 911 caller who stated that a man was in her residence shooting a firearm.

When officers arrived, the male suspect reportedly exited the front door of the residence, armed with a weapon, and fired several gunshots at officers. South Gate police responded by firing shots at the suspect, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The suspect then went back int