Man, twin 10-year-old boys dead in apparent murder-suicide in Canoga Park, police say

CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man and two 10-year-old boys are dead after a possible murder-suicide in Canoga Park on Sunday, according to police.

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.

In an update from the Los Angeles Police Department, officials said they believe the shooting is a possible murder-suicide. They believe the suspect, who is dead, was likely the father of the twin boys.

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 scene tape.

First responders were also seen going in and out of an apartment door in the atrium of the complex.

Further information on what exactly led up to the shooting and the identities of the suspect and victims was not immediately known.

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