Los Angeles, CA – According to the police officials, the couple from California, later identified as 39-year-old Josse, and his 31-year-old spouse, RachaeI, were killed by the woman’s former Iover. Police officials said the shooter then engaged in a shooting with the responding police officers and shot one of the officers in the leg. The 26-year-old shooter, Cristopher, was then shot several times and was mortally wounded. He was hospitalized and died hours later.
The fatal incident occurred earlier this week, police officials said. During the investigation process, authorities discovered that the married couple were in their vehicle on a parking lot waiting to go inside a courthouse to affirm their order of protection against the 26-year-old shooter. Last month, the coupIe filed for restraining orders against the younger man, who had been romantically involved with the married woman.
The fatal shooting occurred right before 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. The couple was set to see a judge at 9 a.m. to affirm their order of protection against the woman’s former Iover. According to the police officials, the woman broke up with her boyfriend in September after her husband discovered about the affair. The woman then met with her former Iover and asked him to leave her alone. According to the woman, their interaction ended in violence, and both and she her husband went on to file restraining orders against him.
The man was terminated from his job and was arrested for domestic vioIence and se* crimes. Authorities said the case had insufficient evidence and corroboration to immediately move forward’, and the defendant was released from prison. Officers attempted to serve the man with the restraining orders at work. But he had already been fired by that time and it is unclear if the orders had been served before the shooting.