Overview
- LAPD officers and firefighters responded to reports of gunfire and discovered two 10‑year‑old boys and an adult male dead inside an apartment after a call at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday.
- The Robbery‑Homicide Division is leading the probe, a handgun was recovered for forensic testing, and investigators are collecting DNA and other scene evidence.
- Witnesses and reporting say the shooting occurred during a family gathering and the children’s mother told police she saw the father point a gun before he shot himself, though police have not confirmed every detail.
- Authorities initially withheld the victims’ identities pending next‑of‑kin notification, but at least one outlet later published names from a medical‑examiner listing that have not been officially confirmed by police.
- Neighbors gathered outside the scene, the mayor’s office dispatched a crisis team, and the case has renewed local concern about family homicides and calls for more mental‑health support.