Heartbroken woman sobs on street after dad killed TWIN sons aged 10 then himself in murder-suicide at California family gathering

By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:10, 8 June 2026 | Updated: 16:28, 8 June 2026 A California community has been rocked after a father and his 10-year-old twin sons were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide, police said.  An unidentified man and his children were found deceased inside a home in Canoga Park, about 25 minutes outside Los Angeles, on Sunday around 7.15pm after first responders were called to a family gathering over a reported shooting, authorities said.  Their deaths are believed to be the result of a murder-suicide, and the father is the suspected gunman, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.  A devastated woman was seen crying uncontrollably as a man consoled her just outside the property in footage captured by ABC7. She has not been identified.  Other heartbroken family members and friends stood in silence as they tried to process what happened.  'That's just really sad. Two little kids and a dad. That's a family. Nobody deserved that,' an unnamed woman at the scene told the outlet.  Authorities spent hours at the scene collecting evidence from inside and outside the home, which sits directly across the street from family-friendly Lanark Park.  While many of the people at the scene knew the family, complete strangers also showed up.  A woman cries outside the home where an unidentified man and his children were found deceased in Canoga Park, California, in a suspected murder-suicide Their deaths are believed to be the result of a murder-suicide, and the father is the suspected gunman, the Los Angeles Police Department said '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't know, I know me personally, whether I know them or not, I would want to pray for someone's healing and just overall as a person, because that's really sad and I don't wish that upon anybody,' the same woman told the outlet.  The investigation into their deaths remains ongoing, the LAPD told the Daily Mail.  It comes just weeks after another LA family lost their lives in a murder-suicide that is believed to have been carried out by a mother.  Marine Basmajian, 29, shot and killed her husband, Khajag Basmajian, 31, and their two young children, Alec and Ella, before turning the gun on herself around 8pm PT on May 27, authorities said.  Officers rushed to the family's $833,000 home in North Hills after multiple reports of a shooting came in. It remains unclear what sparked the deadly incident, but a neighbor suggested it might have been due to postpartum depression. Other heartbroken family members and friends stood in silence as they tried to process what happened 'It’s so depressing, it’s so devastating for everyone. Postpartum [depression] is real,' Karen Banuelos told the Los Angeles Times, referring to Marine having her second child just days before. 'To get possessed to do that? It’s just, there’s no words,' she added. Breaking news... updates to follow.   The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.