2 children, 1 adult dead after Canoga Park murder-suicide, Los Angeles police say
One man and two children were killed in what Los Angeles police are investigating as a murder-suicide in Canoga Park on Sunday night.
It happened at around 7:15 p.m. at an apartment building across the street from a park in the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officials told CBS LA.
Upon arrival, police and Los Angeles firefighters found three victims who appeared to have died in a shooting. Two of the victims were children, while the third was an unidentified adult male.
No other injuries were reported in the incident as LAPD detectives began their investigation.
LAPD officers had some residents of surrounding apartment units leave while their preliminary investigation got underway.
Witnesses told CBS LA there was a commotion inside the neighboring unit before hearing gunfire. Family members said that the two children were 10-year-old twin boys, and that the alleged shooter was their father. They also said that it happened during their mother's birthday party.
Police have not yet confirmed the relationship between the three victims.
LA Mayor Karen Bass' office said that a crisis team was en route to the scene to help family members of the victims.
