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Three Found Dead in Canoga Park Apartment in Suspected Murder‑Suicide

LAPD detectives are processing the scene to confirm identities and motive as city crisis teams help evacuated neighbors.

Overview

  • Police and Los Angeles firefighters responded to a reported shooting on the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Sunday and found three people dead at the scene.
  • Officials confirmed the victims include two 10-year-old twin boys and an adult male, and investigators say the deceased adult is likely the boys’ father and the suspected shooter.
  • LAPD is treating the case as a possible murder‑suicide and detectives are conducting forensic processing and interviewing witnesses to verify what led to the deaths.
  • Officers evacuated some neighboring residents while a heavy law enforcement presence and aerial news footage showed investigators working the apartment complex and onlookers outside crime‑scene tape.
  • Authorities are withholding full identities pending family notification and more information will be released after detectives complete evidence collection and confirm the findings.