Father kills twin sons then himself in Canoga Park

A father and his 10-year-old twin sons were found dead Sunday evening in a Canoga Park apartment in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. The shooting occurred during a family gathering, which neighbors described as a birthday party.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire around 7:15 p.m. on June 7 at an apartment on the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue, near Strathern Street and across from Lanark Park. Inside the residence, they discovered the bodies of the two boys and their father.

According to police, the children's mother heard what sounded like two gunshots and went to investigate in a bedroom. There, she encountered the boys' father, who closed the door, produced a handgun and fired at her but missed. The man then turned the weapon on himself. All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office identified the twin boys as Greysen and Joseph Chavez. The name of the father has not been officially released. The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide unit is leading the investigation, and officials stated there is no ongoing threat to the community.

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