Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Woman Arrested in Fatal Shooting at Malibu Home

A woman believed to be the wife of a man found shot to death inside a home in Malibu was arrested Thursday morning.

Deputies were called about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 500 block of Westlake Boulevard and discovered a man inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The man died at the scene.

The woman -- her identity was not immediately released -- was arrested and the murder weapon was recovered at the scene, according to the sheriff's department.

A motive for the shooting was unknown early Thursday.

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