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Welfare Check in Encino Reveals Double Homicide as LAPD Seeks Suspect

A broken sliding glass door at the home on White Oak Avenue suggests possible forced entry before officers discovered the two victims.

In this Oct. 6, 2021, file photo, the Evergreen cargo ship “Ever Liberal” filled with containers is seen at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California.

Overview

  • Officers responding to a welfare check at about 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue found an unidentified man and woman shot to death.
  • Paramedics pronounced both victims dead at the scene after they were found with head wounds.
  • Police received separate reports of gunfire at the residence around midnight but did not publicly respond before the welfare check.
  • The broken sliding glass door indicates there may have been forced entry or a disturbance prior to the shooting.
  • The Los Angeles Police Department has made no arrests and continues to search for one or more shooters while withholding victim identities pending next of kin notification.