English transcript

Okay. Good evening everyone. I'm Deputy Chief

Alan Hamilton, the Chief of Detectives for the

Los Angeles Police Department. I'm going to

give a brief statement, and then we're going

to address any questions that we can. I understand

there are going to be questions regarding what

occurred here tonight. I will not be able to

provide information in a lot of areas that questions

may be getting asked, but I'll do the best I

can. So approximately 3:40 this afternoon, Los

Angeles Police officers along with the Los Angeles

City Fire Department responded to the 200 block

of Chadbourne Avenue here in the city of Brentwood.

Upon arrival, they determined that there were

two deceased individuals inside of the residence.

The Los Angeles Police Department is now conducting

an investigation at this residence here on Chadbourne,

and that investigation will continue over the

coming days. We will not be releasing any information

regarding who is... was found deceased in the

residence because that will be done by the Los

Angeles County Coroner's Office. So if there

are any inquiries regarding the identity of

the individuals that are deceased inside of

the residence, that information will come from

the L.A. County Coroner's Office. The current

death investigation that is being conducted

by the Los Angeles Police Department is going

to be handled by the Homicide Special Section

of Robbery-Homicide Division of the Los Angeles

Police Department. That investigation will move

forward through the night, and tomorrow morning

we will probably have additional information

regarding what occurred here on Chadbourne and

our investigation moving forward. We will not

be releasing any further information regarding

the investigation that is occurring here in

Brentwood tonight. Our detectives will be responding

along with our Forensic Science Division and

our Technical Investigation Division investigators

to conduct a full crime scene investigation

and determine the appropriateness of the investigation

moving forward. At this time, the Los Angeles

Police Department is not seeking anyone as a

suspect or as a person of interest or in any

other manner, and we will not be doing that

until we conduct our investigation and we move

forward. That's all I have right now at this

early preliminary stage of this investigation.

If you have questions that I can answer, I will

answer them. I would just ask you please, if

we do not have the ability to answer the questions,

that you remain patient over the coming hours

and over the coming days. Starting tomorrow

morning, we will be responding and providing

additional information as it becomes publicly

available.