An investigation was continuing Monday into a suspected double-murder-suicide that left twin 10-year-old boys and their father dead, with the shooting occurring during a family party in Canoga Park.
The shooting was reported at 7:18 p.m. Sunday in an apartment at 8016 Owensmouth Ave., at Strathern Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
The mother of the two boys told police she heard two pops and went to a bedroom to investigate, police said. The boys’ father closed the door, produced a handgun and fired at her, but missed.
The man then shot himself in the head, according to police.
The man and his two sons were pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.