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Woman Fatally Shot In Canyon Country Home

CANYON COUNTRY (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives Wednesday were investigating the fatal shooting of a woman in the Santa Clarita Valley.

The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at a home in the 26800 block of Claudette Street in Canyon Country, officials said.

The unidentified 80-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Additional details were not released, however, authorities said the shooting was connected to a so-called "mercy-killing" at a North Hills nursing home.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the LASD's Homicide Bureau at (323)890-5500.

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