Woman, 2 children found dead inside Ontario home, following standoff with police

Marie McCain | Palm Springs Desert Sun

A woman and two children have been found dead inside a home in the city of Ontario in San Bernardino County following a shootout with police early Saturday, authorities said.

In a series of early morning tweets from the Ontario Police Department, authorities urged civilians to stay out of the area of the 1300 block of E. F St., where an officer-involved shooting had occurred.

"Personnel on scene attempting to negotiate with the suspect who is in the residence.," the tweet stated.

Update: Ontario Police have made entry into the home and discovered the suspected female and two juveniles are deceased inside the residence. Investigators is on-going. — Ontario Police Dept. (@OntarioPD) December 14, 2019

Ontario police described the suspect as a woman who had exchanged gunfire with officers and later barricaded herself inside a home in that area.

Officers eventually entered the house to find the woman and children dead.

Authorities have not released the names of the woman or the children. An investigation is ongoing.

According to one published report, the woman worked as a San Bernardino County probation officer.

ABC7 reported Saturday that responding officers also found the woman's husband shot and critically injured. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, ABC7 reported.

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