HANFORD — The Hanford Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a father and son.

Around 7:20 a.m. Monday, Hanford Police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of West Cortner Street.

The information police received from a third party was that there was blood at the location a possible shooting with unknown circumstances, said HPD Capt. Karl Anderson during a press conference held Monday afternoon.

When officers arrived at the scene, they said they found a deceased adult male, later identified as 43-year-old Victor Gomes, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police said they also located a child suffering from a gunshot wound at the residence. Officers immediately rendered first aid and the child was then transported to Adventist Medical Center.

Officials said the boy, 10-year-old Wyland Gomes, died at the hospital as a result of the injuries.

Anderson said the department is still investigating the incident and interviewing witnesses, including family members, to determine what happened. Currently, police said all evidence at the scene leads them to believe that Gomes shot his son then took his own life.

“Right now, we have no triggering or significant events that can point us to why this occurred today,” Anderson said.

Officials said the elder Gomes’ mother was home at the time of the incident. Anderson said she does not speak English, so she called a relative who then called the police.

Anderson said the department has limited history with Gomes. He said in 2018, the department was called for a keep-the-peace custody exchange with Wyland and his mother.