Two children under the age of ten were shot dead in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood Sunday, October 11, by their father, who then turned the gun on himself. The shooting took place just before 1 pm near Venice Boulevard and Catalina Street, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The father has been accused of shooting his 10-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son before shooting himself, police said. The children have been identified as 5-year-old Aria Dingwall and 7-year-old Remy Dingwall, and their father as 37-year-old Joseph Dingwall .
No additional suspects were being sought and there was no ongoing threat to the community, according to police. In another similar incident, authorities in Florida said that a father and two young children were found dead in his home in an apparent murder-suicide . The children were rushed to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. AIR7 video showed several AIR7 video showed police and Los Angeles Fire Department vehicles at the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow police tape.
I don’t want anything bad to happen to them,” one community member said. “I’m really, really sad for them. I have family too.
The shooting and the motive behind it remains under investigation.
The shooter, described as a Hispanic man between 30 and 40 years old, is in custody while receiving treatment at a hospital. ABC7 reported. His condition remains unknown.
