Victims of Apparent Murder-Suicide in Granada Hills Identified

1/29/2024|Updated: 1/29/2024

The two men and two women killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Granada Hills on the evening of Jan. 27 have been identified.

Police said Rodrigo De Leon, 79, was the shooter who turned the gun on himself after killing Arabella De Leon, 80, Rodrigo De Leon, 53, and Merceditas De Leon, 49.

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Marc J. Olson is a longtime Southern California journalist who has worked at the San Diego Tribune, Orange County Register, and Los Angeles Times. He is originally from Minneapolis.

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