Police found an elderly man and woman dead in a Sylmar home on Monday night, hours after a caller told authorities there had been a homicide. Police officers could not reach the person who had called and had difficulty approaching the Sylmar home, said Officer Mike Lopez of the LAPD’s Media Relations Section. A SWAT team was called out and eventually entered the house and found the two people around 9 p.m.Lopez said the cause of their deaths has not yet been released. emily.alpert@latimes.comTwitter: @LATimesEmilyALSOFour children injured in house fire in South Los AngelesGas station clerk fatally shot in robbery attempt in Los Feliz, police sayFormer No. 2 in L.A. Sheriff's office surrenders to prison to serve 5-year sentence

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2017 06:54 UTC