By Ricardo Roura
In an apparent murder-suicide case, two adults and two children, one of them only four months old, were found dead this Wednesday night in the North Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Devonshire Division received reports of a shooting at a home in the 16200 block of Londelius Avenuewhere they found the four victims with gunshot wounds.
The LAPD said the people found dead were a man and a woman, both between 35 and 40 years old, a child between 5 and 7 years old and a four-month-old baby.
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The Los Angeles Police stated that No suspects are being sought in connection with this incident.which is being investigated as a murder-suicide case.
No further details were provided about what may have led to the shooting between the four victims, who are believed to be members of a familyaccording to the testimony of neighbors who gathered at the scene.
Apparently, the woman was the author of the crimesby killing the man and the two children before taking his own life, a version that has not been confirmed by the LAPD.
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Registered a large mobilization of emergency teams in the North Hills neighborhood, including firefighters and police.
“It is shocking that something so drastic and devastating has happened in our neighborhood. It’s very sad. Four people lost their lives,” said Undreal Turner, a resident of North Hills, in an interview with ABC.
“We must be very aware of our mothers, and even our fathers, to make sure everyone in the neighborhood, the ones we know, is okay“Turner added.
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In the neighborhood too were members of the Crisis Response Teammade up entirely of volunteers and led by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
This group works to provide support to people who have suffered crises in the most difficult moments of their lives.
If you are having suicidal thoughts 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 24/7.
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