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Police investigating fatal shooting as murder-suicide (UPDATED)

UPDATED: The victim has been identified as 63-year-old Salvador Rivera. Police believe the woman -- Rivera's wife -- was the shooter.

DOWNEY -- A fatal shooting that occurred in Downey on Tuesday afternoon is being treated as a murder-suicide, investigators said. 

The shooting was reported at about 1:56 p.m. on the 12700 block of Samoline Avenue. Responding officers found a man and woman each suffering from at least one gunshot wound 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics transported the woman to a local hospital where she is listed in critical condition. 

It's unclear who the shooter was but police said the incident appeared targeted. The shooting is being investigated as a murder-suicide.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Ethan Roberts at (562) 904-2333.