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PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Police say a man kicked in the door of his ex-girlfriend's house and shot her to death before taking his own life on Sunday.
Deputy Chief Terry Gallagher said the woman's two daughters ran upstairs and called 911 to report that the 41-year-old man was in their house with a gun.
Officers heard two gun shots as they arrived at the house in near the intersection of West 13th Street and South Oak Street, and found the man and woman dead inside.
The two girls, age 9 and 11, were found hiding in a closet and were not hurt.
Gallagher said the man and woman, whose names have not been released, broke up about five months ago. The 35-year-old woman who was killed had also filed for an anti-harassment order.
Detectives cordoned off the area and had to wait for a search warrant before going back in the home to begin collecting evidence.
Deputy Chief Terry Gallagher said the woman's two daughters ran upstairs and called 911 to report that the 41-year-old man was in their house with a gun.
Officers heard two gun shots as they arrived at the house in near the intersection of West 13th Street and South Oak Street, and found the man and woman dead inside.
The two girls, age 9 and 11, were found hiding in a closet and were not hurt.
Gallagher said the man and woman, whose names have not been released, broke up about five months ago. The 35-year-old woman who was killed had also filed for an anti-harassment order.
Detectives cordoned off the area and had to wait for a search warrant before going back in the home to begin collecting evidence.
