Four dead, including two children, in North Hills shooting

Four people, including two children, were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a North Hills, Los Angeles, home on Wednesday night in what authorities are investigating as an apparent murder-suicide. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Devonshire Division responded to a residence on the 16000 block of Londelius Street shortly before 8 p.m. after reports of a shooting. All four victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims, who have not been publicly identified pending notification of next of kin, consisted of two adults and two juveniles. Police stated they are not searching for any suspects, indicating the incident appears contained within the household. Detectives from the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division have taken over the investigation, which includes processing the scene and conducting interviews with relatives and neighbors.

The shooting transformed the quiet residential street into an active crime scene, with a significant presence of law enforcement and emergency vehicles visible through the night. Aerial footage showed the area cordoned off with police tape as investigators worked.

Neighbors gathered near the scene expressed shock and sadness at...