Rob Reiner and spouse discovered lifeless at their house in Los Angeles
Actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were discovered dead inside their home in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.
The city fire department said the bodies of a 68-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man were found in the home on Chadbourne Avenue in the Brentwood neighborhood.
The identities of the victims were not initially confirmed, but a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the Associated Press that they were Reiner and his wife.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
A spokesperson for the Reiner family told CNN late Sunday that Michele and Rob Reiner have died.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief Alan Hamilton told a press conference that the investigation was being handled by the LAPD’s robbery homicide division, that it would take place through the night and “continue over the coming days”.
Hamilton said the police are not seeking anyone as a suspect or a person of interest in the case until they’ve moved forward in the investigation.
He declined to confirm the identities of the two people found dead, saying that information would come from the city’s county coroner.
He added that investigators are waiting for a warrant to search the home.
“We’re waiting for the legal process to move forward. We have to obtain a search warrant for the residence. Once that is complied with, we will be conducting a full crime scene investigation on the interior and exterior of the residence and the surrounding neighborhood.”
Paramedics were dispatched to the residence at roughly 3:30 p.m., and Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived minutes later for an “ambulance death investigation.”
A sizable police presence was observed outside the home Sunday evening. Neighbors told NBC News that Reiner and his wife lived together in the home, and property records confirmed that they own the property.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Independent.
Reiner was an American actor, film director, writer and liberal activist. He directed such films as When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride and Misery.
He first rose to prominence after playing Mike “Meathead” Stivic on the CBS series All in the Family, a role that garnered him multiple Emmy Awards.
The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing When Harry Met Sally and had three children together.
Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that it was “a devastating loss for our city and our country”.
“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” she said, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.
Source: independent.co.uk
