two dead in apparent murder-suicide

In San Jose, news about another murder-suicide shooting involving an Asian gunman... 39-year-old Jian Ming Liang is suspected of shooting 35-year-old Ying He in her townhouse, then killing himself on Monday afternoon: San Jose police identify man, woman found shot to death in apparent murder-suicide.

Police say the shooting appears to have stemmed from a family dispute. According to neighbors and relatives, He and Liang had recently ended a bitter custody dispute over their 9-year-old daughter. The girl had moved in with He and her husband within the last three months.

Two people who were also inside the townhome escaped without serious injury, including the woman's 9-year-old daughter and He's husband Shane Coffman, whose earlobe was grazed during the shooting. Coffman called 911 and told arriving officers that his wife was still inside the home with the gunman.

Details about the shooting are still sketchy. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call detective Sgt. Pete Ramirez or detective Sgt. Dave Tindall of the San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit at 408-277-5283. Persons wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP.

UPDATE: More from Shane Coffman, whose wife Ying He was killed in the murder-suicide shooting standoff: San Jose man recounts murder-suicide that left wife dead.