Investigation Continues In La Verne Double Homicide
LA VERNE (CBSLA.com) — Detectives continued their investigation Sunday into locating a possible suspect accused of murdering a La Verne couple in their home.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, detectives will continue searching for clues on foot and on horseback, alongside K-9 units throughout the day.
Deputies explained they were sent around 1:25 p.m. Friday to a home located in a gated community in the 300 block of Roughrider Road for report of an unresponsive couple.
Once on scene, deputies located two victims suffering, from what was initially reported as stab wounds, near the entrance of their home.
The groundskeeper reportedly found the couple, officials said.
Authorities pronounced one of the victims, Shirley Isom, 74, dead at the scene. Her husband, Armie Isom, 89, was transported to a hospital in critical condition where he later died.
The coroner's office reported on Saturday that the Isom's died as a result of blunt-force trauma.
At this time, no arrests have been made, and the motive for the attack has not yet been established.
Anyone with information about this crime is urged to contact deputies at (323) 890-5500.
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