Man kills his 89-year-old mother and self in Santa Clara home

Santa Clara police found the bodies of a 68-year-old man and his 89-year-old mother Friday in a house in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive. Officials said the man shot his mother to death before taking his own life. less Santa Clara police found the bodies of a 68-year-old man and his 89-year-old mother Friday in a house in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive. Officials said the man shot his mother to death before taking his own ... more Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man kills his 89-year-old mother and self in Santa Clara home 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 68-year-old man shot his 89-year-old mother to death before killing himself inside a Santa Clara home, police said Friday.

A concerned relative called police Friday to request a welfare check at the man’s home in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive.

Officers found the shooter and his mother dead inside one of the bedrooms about 8:55 a.m., said Lt. Dan Moreno, a Santa Clara Police Department spokesman.

Both suffered from gunshot wounds to the head, police said.

The bodies had probably not been in the home for more than a day, Moreno said. No previous calls for service had been made at the home.

The identities of the son and his mother were being withheld pending notification of family members.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno