Homicide; 7600-block Rancho Drive

Update on 8/14/17:

The deceased suspect has been identified as 49-year-old Earnest Lewis Jr.  Lewis is suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself.

The investigation into the dynamics and motive of the shooting is still ongoing.  There are no further details to release at this time.

Original on 8/11/17:
On 08/10/17 at 10:56 p.m., Dispatch received a report of a suspicious male in the 7600 block of Rancho Drive from a resident. The caller later told officers that the male was a resident who lived in the neighborhood.
 
A short time later, Dispatch received a request from a family member for a welfare check on an adult male who lived in the 7600 block of Rancho Drive.
 
When officers arrived, they attempted to contact the male inside the home. Calls continued overnight. The K-9 unit was deployed to assist. During this time, officers received information about a possible female inside the home. A search warrant was requested and granted for officers to enter the home. Shortly after 5 a.m., officers attempted to enter the home and discovered an adult male with a gun. They exited the home. SWAT was requested and deployed to the scene. Officers then evacuated several residents within the proximity of the home. Officers received a report of shots fired from inside the home. After exhausting all other communication efforts to have the male leave the home, SWAT deployed gas into the home. When SWAT entered the home, they discovered the bodies of an adult male and adult female in the bedroom with a gun. As a result, the Homicide Unit was deployed and took over the investigation.
 
The cause of death appears to be from a gunshot.
 
Identifications of the male and female are not being released pending Next of Kin notification.
 
This is an isolated incident. Investigators are not looking for any suspects.
 
APD Case: 17-32257