{"id":5171,"date":"2026-06-09T01:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/dad-kills-10-year-old-twins-in-suspected-murder-suicide-as-heartbroken-relatives-sob-in-street\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T01:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:39:55","slug":"dad-kills-10-year-old-twins-in-suspected-murder-suicide-as-heartbroken-relatives-sob-in-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/dad-kills-10-year-old-twins-in-suspected-murder-suicide-as-heartbroken-relatives-sob-in-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad kills 10-year-old twins in suspected murder-suicide as heartbroken relatives sob in street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_42d34d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Horrific scenes have unfolded on a quiet residential street, with police confirming a father has shot dead his twin 10-year-old sons before turning the gun on himself<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_42d34d\">Rachel Vickers-Price<\/strong> UK and World News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37266751\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman seen sobbing in the street after the tragic events unfolded\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266751.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Untitled-design.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266751.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Untitled-design.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266751.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Untitled-design.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266751.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Untitled-design.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"A woman seen sobbing in the street after the tragic events unfolded\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A woman seen sobbing in the street after the tragic events unfolded<cite aria-label=\"Image: KTLA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: KTLA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There were scenes of utter despair on a quiet suburban street after a father shot dead his twin 10-year-old sons before fatally shooting himself, police say. <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/los-angeles-police-department\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Police in Los Angeles<\/a> were called to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the scene<\/a> in Canoga Park, about 25 minutes out of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley just at 7.15pm on Sunday (June 7) amid reports of gunfire. It was there, in an apartment on Owensmouth Avenue, that they found <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/murder\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the bodies<\/a> of a man and two boys, now confirmed to be twin 10-year-olds Joseph and Greysen Chavez. <!-- -->As per the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the twins were fatally shot by a man police say is believed to be their father. The man, 37, is yet to have his identity formally revealed until next of kin is notified.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37266750\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37266750\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.88\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The apartment at which the horrific events unfolded\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266750.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Untitled-design.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266750.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Untitled-design.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266750.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Untitled-design.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266750.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Untitled-design.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The apartment at which the horrific events unfolded\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The apartment at which the horrific events unfolded<cite aria-label=\"Image: KTLA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: KTLA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What we know so far is that the suspected murder-suicide happened at a grandmother\u2019s birthday party, as per local news agency KTLA. <!-- -->The mother of the two children has survived after their father shot at his wife and missed, but is understood to have then turned the gun on himself on Sunday, police say. A statement from the LAPD added that the horrific incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide. <!-- -->Footage from the scene on Sunday showed a family in morning. Heartbroken family members could be seen wailing, while others simply stood in silence, trying to process what happened. <!-- -->One woman was seen exiting an ambulance before crumbling to the ground in tears. <!-- -->While many of the people at the scene knew the family, strangers also showed up to pay their respects, with the tragedy striking a chord across the family-oriented community. <!-- -->An unnamed woman at the scene told ABC7: &#8220;That&#8217;s just really sad. Two little kids and a dad. That&#8217;s a family. Nobody deserved that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37266753\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37266753\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.79\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shocked and grieving family members were seen outside the complex\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266753.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Untitled-design-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266753.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Untitled-design-1.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266753.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Untitled-design-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37266753.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Untitled-design-1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Shocked and grieving family members were seen outside the complex\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Shocked and grieving family members were seen outside the complex<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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&#8217;t know, I know me personally, whether I know them or not, I would want to pray for someone&#8217;s healing and just overall as a person, because that&#8217;s really sad, and I don&#8217;t wish that upon anybody.&#8221; <!-- -->Another local, CC Pelkey, told KTLA: &#8216;My heart is breaking for this family because this is tragic. This should never happen to anybody. <!-- -->&#8220;The kids never had a chance to have a life, and I don\u2019t know why the father, if he did have issues, couldn\u2019t have gotten help. Why? To take his children\u2019s lives and his own life. It\u2019s just, there are no words right now.&#8221; <!-- -->A neighbour told KTLA that she had spoken with the family earlier that day. <!-- -->\u201cThey were super nice. The sweetest boys ever,\u201d the neighbour said. \u201cI really didn\u2019t believe it until I saw them take out the bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A handgun was found at the scene along with the three bodies in a bedroom of the apartment, police have confirmed, with the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division now investigating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/dad-kills-10-year-old-37266746\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horrific scenes have unfolded on a quiet residential street, with police confirming a father has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Untitled-design.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}