Investigators said 58-year-old Ali Edris turned the gun on himself after killing his wife, 33-year-old Sofya Ali, and son from a previous marriage, 24-year-old Edris Edris.
According to family friends, Edris Edris had developed a close relationship with his stepmother Sofya. The two were much closer in age than Sofya and his father.
“You see them year after year and think everything is okay, and then one day the world turns to Armageddon,” said neighbor Victor Parraga.
Investigators said they were still sorting through rumors to figure out a concrete motive on Wednesday afternoon.