A 65-year-old Whittier man who apparently shot his wife to death before turning the gun on himself was identified by the coroner’s office Sunday.
His name was Walter Joseph Maholick, an investigator said.
Norwalk Station deputies went to a home in the 13500 block of Lanning Drive in the unincorporated South Whittier area at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Deputy Ryan Rouzan.
The deputies had been sent to check on the welfare of the two people, Rouzan said. When they arrived at the home, the deputies were met by a family friend who told them she had not seen the married couple in a few days. That friend gave deputies a key to get into the house.
When the deputies went inside they found the husband on the bed with a gunshot wound to his chest. A shotgun was recovered near his body, Rouzan continued. The gunshot appeared to be self-inflicted.
Deputies next found the wife’s body inside the home. She too had suffered a gunshot would to the chest, according to Rouzan.
The woman’s name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
–City News Service
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