Los Angeles-based rapper J $tash, whose real name is Justin Joseph, fatally shot a woman before turning the gun on himself at a home in Temple City on Saturday. 

Authorities, on Monday, identified Joseph as the man responsible for the death of Jeanette Gallegos. 

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In a statement, Sheriff’s Deputy Grace Medrano said deputies responded to the home on Saturday morning and found two people unresponsive with gunshot wounds. Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene.

“Deputies from Temple Sheriff’s Station responded to a home regarding a call of possible domestic violence on a gunshot victim,” he explained in a statement.

“When deputies arrived, they discovered two victims, a 27-year-old female Hispanic and a 28-year-old male Black unresponsive inside the home. The female victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds, while the male victim sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.” 

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Authorities removed 3 children from the home. 

“Three juveniles, ranging in age from 5 to 11, were removed from the home unharmed upon the deputies’ arrival. The three lived in the home and are believed to be the children of the deceased female victim,” Medrano said. 

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Lieutenant Derrick Alfred told The Sun that they believe the rapper shot Gallegos before turning the gun on himself. He said the two had been living together in the home for the past few months. 

On the day of the incident, they got into an argument following which the rapper took Gallegos into the master bedroom and locked her inside. Around 7 am, the kids heard gunshots and called their grandmother, who told them to call the police.

Alfred told the outlet that the deputies arrived at the scene and “found the victim and her boyfriend J $tash on the floor inside.”