CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A father and his two 10-year-old sons are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Canoga Park on Sunday, according to police.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Fire Department said they were called to the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue around 7:15 p.m. for a reported shooting. First responders pronounced three people dead at the scene, LAFD said.<\/p>\n
In an update from the Los Angeles Police Department, officials said the shooting was being investigated as a murder-suicide. The boys’ father is believed to be responsible.<\/p>\n
AIR7 flew over the scene, where a large law enforcement presence was seen around an apartment complex next to a baseball field. A crowd of spectators was gathered outside of the crime tape.<\/p>\n
An ABC7 crew at the scene watched the heartbreak unfold as family members grieved and embraced one another. Others stood silently as they tried to process the unthinkable loss.<\/p>\n
“That’s just really sad. Two little kids and a dad. That’s a family. Nobody deserves that,” a woman at the scene said.<\/p>\n
Detectives spent hours moving in and out of the home, gathering evidence and trying to figure out what led up to the deaths.<\/p>\n
The home sits directly across the street from Lanark Park, where families were spending their Sunday as the neighborhood was flooded with police.<\/p>\n
Friends, relatives and complete strangers stopped by the scene.<\/p>\n
“I felt like, even though we might not see their family, we thought that they needed some prayer and some thought, because like, I don’t know, I know me personally, whether I know them or not, I would want to pray for someone’s healing and just overall as a person, because that’s really sad and I don’t wish that upon anybody,” the woman said.<\/p>\n
The investigation continues as detectives work to determine what led up to the murder-suicide, including the possible motive.<\/p>\n
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or are worried about a friend or loved one, help is available. Call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n
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