Whittier Man Fatally Shoots Self, Child, Police Say

A Whittier man on parole fatally shot his baby daughter and seriously injured her mother in an Anaheim motel room early Saturday morning before turning the gun on himself, police said.

The 14-month old girl, Jasmine Hussain, and the suspected shooter, Ijaz Hussain, 29, died Saturday night at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where the child’s mother, Elga Hussain, 26, was fighting for her life, said Anaheim Police Sgt. Rich Raulston.

Detectives believe the violent outburst was the result of a domestic dispute between the parents, but the nature of the confrontation was not known.

Officers found the three in a room at the Parkway Inn on Beach Boulevard about 5:30 a.m. after Elga Hussain made a 911 call from their second-floor room.

The couple and their child had suffered gunshot wounds from a small-caliber handgun, Anaheim Police Sgt. Joe Vargas said.

The Whittier couple arrived at the motel Friday evening and planned to check out the next day, motel workers said.

Vargas said the couple had a history of domestic violence, and detectives were trying to confirm tips that Elga Hussain had a restraining order against her husband.

Vargas said the suspected shooter was on parole, but did not have the details of his record.