Overview
- LAPD officers responding to a shooting Tuesday on the 600 block of Superba Avenue found Jeremy Ferguson and his wife, Mandy Zelinka, with gunshot wounds, and paramedics pronounced them dead.
- The department is investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide and has not announced any suspects or a motive.
- The L.A. County medical examiner confirmed that Zelinka, 49, died at a residence in Venice.
- Media reports say Ferguson emailed a suicide note to a friend who later contacted police, a detail authorities have not publicly confirmed.
- Ferguson was director of operations for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., where he led projects like a redesigned seasonal ice rink and a new outdoor roller rink, and his loss could disrupt efforts to draw visitors to the Third Street Promenade, which has struggled with vacant storefronts and safety concerns.