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Father killed twin boys, shot at mother before taking his life in suspected Canoga Park murder-suicide: LAPD
Twin boys killed in Canoga Park shooting identified
A father suspected of killing his twin 10-year-old boys also shot at his wife and missed before turning the gun on himself Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The suspected murder-suicide happened at a grandmother’s birthday party at an apartment on the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Strathern Street at around 7:15 p.m., KTLA’s Hailey Winslow reports.
Police responded to a call for shots fired in the area. Officers arrived at the apartment and found the father and his sons dead from gunshot wounds to the head.
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The scene of an apartment building where three people, including two children, were found shot to death in Canoga Park on June 7, 2026. (KTLA)
The boys killed in the shooting have been identified as Joseph and Greysen Chavez. The mother of the two boys was seen grieving with her family outside the apartment complex Sunday night.
A neighbor told KTLA that she spoke with the family in passing earlier that day.
“They were super nice. The sweetest boys ever,” the neighbor said. “I really didn’t believe it until I saw them take out the bodies.”
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.