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Police Identify Victims Found Dead Inside Pico Rivera Home

 

PICO RIVERA (CBS/AP) — Authorities say a man arrested on suspicion of assault may have killed his mother and brother in Pico Rivera.

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KNX 1070's Ed Mertz Reports

Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Sunday that Martha Garcia, 78, was stabbed and her 52-year-old son, Jorge Gustavo Garcia, was bludgeoned to death. Both bodies were found Saturday night in the same home.

A third victim, another brother, had called 911 to report he had been beaten by his brother.

Whitmore says the suspect was initially arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. After the bodies were found, detectives began a murder investigation. No murder charges have been filed.

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