Six Found Dead in California Home

(San Fernando Valley, California) Apparently despondent over financial difficulties, a 45-year-old financial advisor (name withheld) killed his wife, his mother-in-law and his three sons before turning the gun on himself.

Officers responding to a call from a concerned neighbor found the bodies about 7:15 a.m. in a two-story house in the 20600 block of Como Lane, said LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Moore. The identities of the victims were not immediately released.

"We believe this to be a murder-suicide," he said. "It appears he killed his family and then took his own life."

The 45-year-old gunman used a handgun he purchased Sept. 16, Moore said. The weapon was found next to the gunman's body, officials said.

The bodies of the man's 39-year-old wife, 70-year-old mother-in-law, and three sons -- ages 19, 12 and 7 -- were found inside the home's various bedrooms. Authorities had earlier said that one of the victim's was the gunman's mother but now say it is his mother-in-law.

It's believed the killings occurred about 6 PM Saturday.

The family is reportedly of Indian descent.