New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, PEOPLE reported, citing multiple sources.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside, AP reported.

Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an "apparent homicide" at Reiner's home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighbourhood on the city's west side that's home to many celebrities.

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