The Medical Examiner’s office Sunday released the names of two men and two women shot to death in a Granada Hills home in a murder-suicide.
Police said the older man was the shooter and died from a self-inflicted wound. He was identified as 79-year-old Rodrigo De Leon. The victims were identified as 80-year-old Arabella De Leon, 53-year-old Rodrigo De Leon and 49-year-old Merceditas De Leon.
“They all appear to be family,” Lt. Blanca Lopez of the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division told the Los Angeles Times.
The shooting was reported at 6:50 p.m. Saturday in the 11600 block of Lerdo Avenue, north of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway next to Zelzah Park, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service.
Arriving officers knocked on the door but no one answered, so they forced entry and were met by a witness who directed them to the deceased people, Cervantes said.
Investigators said the witness barricaded in a room during the shooting and called police, but no further details were released. It was unclear whether the witness was part of the family.
Video from the scene showed a large police presence in the neighborhood as the shooting was investigated.
An investigation continued into the motive for the shootings.