Police investigate deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide

Actor-director and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and police detectives are investigating the circumstances as an apparent homicide, city officials said.

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While police declined to publicly identify the two people found deceased, Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom each released statements confirming that Mr. Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 68, had died.

“This is 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,” the mayor wrote.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton on Sunday evening told reporters that LAPD patrol officers called to the home late Sunday afternoon discovered two bodies inside the residence.