{"id":3651,"date":"2026-07-11T12:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:16:40","slug":"two-found-fatally-shot-inside-westwood-home-in-possible-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3651","title":{"rendered":"Two found fatally shot inside Westwood home in possible murder-suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e891031\/2147483647\/strip\/false\/crop\/1296x724+0+0\/resize\/1296x724!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2F7d%2F368bc3dd48d78a6bc1e452c1d8eb%2Fme-man-wife-dead-westwood.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a man and woman were found fatally shot inside a Westwood home early Friday, sending shock waves through the well-to-do neighborhood. <\/p>\n<p>Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reported gunshots at a residence on the 1300 block of Holmby Avenue at around 5:45 a.m., according to a department spokesperson. Inside, a man and woman believed to be in their mid-40s were found dead from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary evidence suggests the man shot the woman before turning the gun on himself, the spokesperson said. Their identities have not yet been released by authorities. <\/p>\n<p>A neighbor told <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/westwood-murder-suicide-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\">KTLA-TV<\/a> that they were a couple, that the wife was eight-and-a-half months pregnant and that they had just hosted a baby shower at their home on July 4. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey seemed like a pretty happy couple, talking, walking hand in hand,\u201d Rich Schultz told the station. <\/p>\n<p>Schultz said nothing seemed amiss with their relationship and described the incident as \u201cone of those crazy things that who knows what was going on underneath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grisly incident is the latest in a string of suspected murder-suicides reported among families in the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a man is believed to have <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-06-08\/father-shot-10-year-old-twins-in-canoga-park-murder-suicide-police-say\">fatally shot his 10-year-old twin sons<\/a> before turning the gun on himself in Canoga Park. <\/p>\n<p>In May, police found a husband, wife, 6-day-old infant and 2-year-old child shot to death in a North Hills home. In that case, authorities believe the mother was responsible for <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-05-28\/north-hills-shooting-four-dead\">slaying the family<\/a> and then killing herself. <\/p>\n<p>In April, a well-known nonprofit executive in Santa Monica is believed to have <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-04-22\/santa-monica-nonprofit-director-found-dead-alongside-wife-police-investigate-murder-suicide\">shot his wife and then himself<\/a> in their Venice house. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"infobox\" data-click=\"infoBox\" data-border-top=\"\" data-module-id=\"0000019f-4f0b-d8d7-a1bf-7fafd4ea000d\">\n<p class=\"infobox-title\">Suicide prevention and crisis counseling resources<\/p>\n<p class=\"infobox-description\">If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, seek help from a professional or call 988. The nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline will connect callers with trained mental health counselors. Or text \u201cHOME\u201d to 741741 in the U.S. and Canada to reach the Crisis Text Line.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a man and woman were found fatally shot inside a Westwood home early Friday, sending shock waves through the well-to-do neighborhood. 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