Police responding to reports of gunshots found a man and two young boys dead inside a home in Canoga Park, about 25 minutes outside Los Angeles, on Sunday night

Shooting happened around 7.15pm on Sunday, during a family gathering for birthday celebration

This is believed to be case of a murder-suicide, as the father in his mid-forties shot his 10-year-old twin boys before shooting himself – Los Angeles police

A woman cries outside the home where an unidentified man and his boys, 10, were found deceased in Canoga Park, California, in a suspected murder-suicide

A yet to be identified man, believed to be in his mid-40s, shot his ten-year-old twin sons inside an apartment in Canoga Park, outside Los Angeles, around 7.15pm on Sunday, before turning the gun on himself, according to the Los Angeles Police. 
Their death of the trio, police believe, is the result of a murder-suicide, and the father is the suspected gunman.
According to investigators, a family gathering – a birthday celebration – was taking place at the residence when the children’s mother heard what sounded like two gunshots. She told police that she ran into a bedroom to investigate, but the boys’ father pointed a handgun at her.
The woman was not struck by gunfire. Moments later, the man turned the weapon on himself. police said that all three victims were shot in the head.
The man and his twin sons were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.

Law enforce reported to the scene where three members of a family were found dead in Las Canoga, about 25 miles outside Los Angeles. Deaths are believed to be the result of a murder-suicide. Police believe the father shot his ten-year-old twin sons before shooting himself

Other heartbroken family members and friends stood in silence, trying to process what happened. The investigation into their deaths remains ongoing

The LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division has taken over the investigation. Detectives believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic situation.