Father and son fatally shoot each other in Val Verde, near Santa Clarita

It happened Sunday evening in the 28800 block of Paradise Road.

Father and son fatally shoot each other in Val Verde, near Santa Clarita

VAL VERDE — A father and son allegedly shot each other to death, and another son was injured Sunday at a home in Val Verde, a community near Santa Clarita.

The shooting occurred around 6:40 p.m. Sunday in the 28800 block of Paradise Road, northwest of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“One person was transported to an area hospital via ambulance,” a county fire department dispatcher said.

The shooting involved a father and his son, according to a report from Key News Network.

It was reported that the father and son suffered from gunshot wounds and died shortly afterward at the scene, with a third person taken to a trauma center in an unclear condition.

The circumstances which led to the shooting were unclear. The victims’ identities were not immediately available.

The shooting was under investigation by the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station.