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Joseph Chavez

Case from Canoga Park, CA dated Jun 07, 2026

Victim Details

Joseph Chavez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Canoga Park

CA

2026-06-07

10

Joseph

Chavez

07/16/2026

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Joseph Chavez was a 10-year-old Latino male from Canoga Park, California, whose life ended on the night of June 7, 2026, inside the family's apartment on Owensmouth Avenue near Strathern Street. What should have been a family gathering, described by neighbors and reports as a birthday celebration, became the scene of a devastating murder-suicide that also killed Joseph's twin brother, Greysen Chavez, and their father, 37-year-old Gabriel Chavez.

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  • L.A. man who killed himself and twin sons identified
  • Los Angeles Times: Father shot 10-year-old twins in Canoga Park murder-suicide, police say
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