FOWLER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man killed his mother and her dogs in an apparent murder-suicide in Fowler, police say.

Officers say they responded to Citrus and South avenues around 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

The reporting party told officers she spoke with a family member who said he had shot his mom and was going to shoot her dogs and then himself.

Once police were able to get inside, they say they found an elderly female and a middle-aged man dead. According to officers, there were also dead animals inside the house.

The Fowler Police Department is handing over the case to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.

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