10-year-old twin boys, father killed in Canoga Park suspected murder-suicide
Twin boys shot dead in suspected murder-suicide
The Los Angeles Police Department continues to investigate a suspected murder-suicide in Canoga Park that left a father and his twins boys dead.
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LOS ANGELES – A Canoga Park neighborhood is left devastated after a shooting at a family gathering left a father and his 10-year-old twin sons dead over the weekend. The tragic case is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
What we know:
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting at a home in the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue, near the intersection of Strathern Street and across from Lanark Park.
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According to investigators, a family gathering was taking place at the residence when the children's mother heard what sounded like two gunshots. When she ran into a bedroom to investigate, she told authorities the boys' father pointed a handgun at her.
The woman was not struck by gunfire. Moments later, the man turned the weapon on himself.
The man and both of his twin sons were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.
The children killed have been identified by officials as Greysen and Joseph Chavez.
What we don't know:
The name of the father has not been released by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
A specific motive for the shooting remains under active investigation by LAPD homicide detectives.
The Source: This story was written with information from the Los Angeles Police Department.