US actor, wife found dead in Los Angeles home

United States actor-director and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead at their home in Los Angeles.

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

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement on social media on Monday calling the case an “apparent homicide.”

Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told a press conference that police had not detained anyone for questioning nor identified a suspect as of Sunday night.

LAPD patrol officers dispatched to the home late Sunday afternoon discovered two bodies inside the residence.

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A city fire department official earlier told Reuters emergency personnel had first responded to a call for medical aid.

Hamilton said detectives of the LAPD’s robbery-homicide unit were waiting for a search warrant before entering the home to conduct a thorough search and full-fledged investigation of the premises, adding that a cause of death will be made public by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

As an actor, Reiner was best remembered for his role on the 1970s CBS television comedy hit “All in the Family” as Mike “Meathead” Stivic, the son-in-law and liberal foil of the lead character, working-class bigot Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O’Connor.

The role garnered Reiner two Emmy awards for outstanding supporting actor.

The Star