Amanda Covarrubias

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A Camarillo man was in “very critical” condition Tuesday after fatally shooting his wife and turning the gun on himself in their home, a Ventura County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said.

The couple’s three children were home at the time of the Monday night shooting, Capt. Garo Kuredjian said.

“It’s very tragic,” Kuredjian said, adding that the children were safe Tuesday with family members.

Investigators were trying to determine what caused the violent outburst about 8:35 p.m. Monday in the 5900 block of Fremont Circle, he said.

1 dead, 1 injured in Camarillo shooting

On Tuesday morning, a group of residents were talking among themselves on the sidewalk of the quiet street of one- and two-story homes near Mission Oaks Boulevard. They declined to speak with a reporter about the tragedy that had befallen their neighborhood.

Authorities had not released the names of the man and woman but did say the woman was 38 years old. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kuredjian said several shots were fired, and the man was critically injured by a single shot. Kuredjian said the man would be charged if he survives.

There were no outstanding suspects, and the violence was confined to the house, Kuredjian said.

On Tuesday, Camarillo High School offered counseling for students and community members

"We appreciate the outpouring of care and concern from our Adolfo Camarillo High School family and will do everything we can to support impacted families through this difficult time," Principal Kim Marra Stephenson wrote in an email to the high school community.

Some community members planned to hold a candlelight vigil for the family Tuesday night in the Fremont Circle neighborhood.