The child of filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner has been apprehended and charged with murder after their bodies were discovered in their Los Angeles residence.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that Nick Reiner, aged 32, had been taken into custody without bail.

Sources informed CBS News, BBC’s US partner, that the couple’s 28-year-old daughter, Romy, discovered her parents with multiple stab wounds in their home on Sunday.

Rob Reiner is recognized for directing numerous classic films across various genres, such as When Harry Met Sally, This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery, and A Few Good Men.

Emergency services were summoned to deliver medical assistance at the Reiners’ Brentwood, California, residence around 15:38 local time (23:38 GMT) on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that two individuals – later confirmed as Rob Reiner, 78, and his spouse Michele, 68 – were declared deceased at the location.

Authorities stated that Nick Reiner was taken into custody several hours later, approximately 21:15 local time on Sunday. Investigators have not disclosed a motive and the inquiry is still in progress.

Nick Reiner has publicly discussed his challenges with addiction and homelessness. His experiences inspired the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he collaborated on with his father in 2015.

The family’s residence is located in Brentwood, a lavish celebrity neighborhood filled with large homes, boutiques, and eateries. A security guard was stationed outside the house on Monday morning as media gathered at the front entrance.

Rob Reiner, the child of comedy legend Carl Reiner, started his career in the 1960s and gained fame portraying Meathead in the sitcom All in The Family.

He solidified his fame with the cult classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, which he directed and starred in.

Reiner was wed to Laverne & Shirley actress Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981, and he is the adoptive father of Marshall’s daughter, actress Tracy Reiner.

In 1989, he married Michele Reiner, whom he stated he met during the filming of the romantic comedy-drama When Harry Met Sally. The couple shares three children.

Michele Reiner was an actress, producer, and photographer, as well as the founder of Reiner Light, a photography and production company.

Rob Reiner was also recognized for his active political participation and support of Democratic candidates.

In response to their deaths, President Donald Trump labeled the situation as “very sad,” criticizing Reiner by claiming they “reportedly” passed away “because of the anger he incited in others through his persistent, unyielding, and incurable condition” known as “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

“He was notorious for making people CRAZY with his feverish obsession with President Donald J. Trump,” wrote the president.

It remains unclear which reports the president referred to, and while the matter is being investigated as a homicide, police have not commented on any potential motive.

The term Trump Derangement Syndrome has frequently been employed by the president and his supporters to describe those critical of him. Reiner was a prominent critic of Trump.

Numerous Republicans condemned Trump for his post, including former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, who stated that the deaths represented a “family tragedy, not about politics or political foes.”

“Many families face struggles with a family member dealing with drug addiction and mental health concerns. It’s profoundly challenging and should be met with compassion, particularly when it culminates in murder,” she remarked.

Trump’s comments were also met with outrage from some friends of the Reiners.

Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California and a longtime friend of the couple, expressed in a post on X that they were “dedicated parents.”

“They loved their children deeply and never ceased in their efforts to support them,” she stated.

Sir Elton John, who made an appearance in Spinal Tap’s sequel this year, shared, “I cannot fathom today’s news about Rob and Michele.”

“They were among the most wonderful people I ever encountered, and they deserved so much more.”

Actor John Cusack, who featured in Reiner’s 1985 film The Sure Thing, referred to him as “a great man,” while Elijah Wood, who starred in the 1994 film North, expressed horror at the couple’s passing.

It was an evening that was expected to bring “happiness and brightness” to Sydney’s renowned Bondi Beach as throngs of Jewish families congregated at a park to honor the inaugural night of Hanukkah, also referred to as the festival of light.

They were among many other swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers who had converged on Australia’s most famous beach during a scorching summer day.

However, shortly after the Hanukkah festivities commenced at 17:00 local time and the first complimentary donuts were distributed, the cheerful music was overshadowed by piercing screams and the resounding cracks of gunfire.

It is uncertain exactly when the initial shot was discharged, but the first report to authorities was made at 18:47. In the ensuing moments, two assailants reportedly took the lives of at least 15 individuals and wounded many others, according to officials.

A local school educator, Chavi, recounted to the BBC that she fell to the ground to shield her infant as “bullets were flying above us”.

“It was complete anarchy and disorder,” another participant, who referred to himself as Barry, remarked while he recounted observing a mass of people trying to flee the scene that had abruptly spiraled into a horror.

In one video authenticated by the BBC, the upbeat sounds from the Hanukkah celebration are still audible as individuals duck for cover and gunfire erupts, punctuated by screams.

The unsettlingly cheerful music persists while the camera sweeps over the grass, displaying motionless bodies, their well-being uncertain.

Other footage reveals clusters of people lying on top of each other in the grass, as one woman attempts to shield a young child’s head with her hand.

Panic rapidly transitioned from the park to the shoreline, where videos capture frightened beachgoers racing away from the gunfire.

Screams, blaring car horns, and ambulance sirens permeate the atmosphere in the following chaotic moments. Witnesses told the BBC that some vehicles collided as individuals frantically attempted to escape.

A nearly 11-minute video, validated by the BBC, seems to provide the most definitive timeline of the assault – although it’s unclear when the recording actually commenced.

It commences as the two assailants traverse Campbell Parade – the lengthy road fringed with cafes that curves around the beach – and ascends a pedestrian bridge above the park where the Hanukkah festivities were happening.

From that vantage point, two individuals – identified as Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24 – allegedly employ the raised position to carry out the rest of the assault, utilizing what an expert disclosed to the BBC were “two sporting shotguns”.

One individual, presumed to be Naveed Akram, stays on the bridge, while the other proceeds towards the park on foot. Gunfire reverberates at one-second intervals in some of the recordings, accompanied by the sounds of people shrieking.

As the older man, assumed to be Sajid Akram, starts to vacate the bridge, he opens fire at civilians.

Merely a few moments later, a bystander – who is observed crouching behind parked vehicles – surprises Sajid and manages to wrest the firearm from him within moments.

The assailant falters away, and the individual, who has been recognized as Ahmed al Ahmed, aims the weapon at him before laying it against a tree and raising his hands to indicate to law enforcement that he is not the suspect.

Ahmed, who sustained two gunshot wounds during the assault, has been celebrated as a hero and acknowledged by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns for preserving “countless lives” through his courageous actions.

However, less than a minute after being disarmed, Sajid Akram returns to the bridge and recommences firing at individuals with a different weapon.

The gunfire ceases roughly two minutes later, appearing as both individuals are struck by police rounds.

Approximately seven-and-a-half minutes into the footage, law enforcement arrives at the bridge where they confront a highly volatile scene – two men with gunshot injuries – the suspected assailants – and a gathering of witnesses, some of whom seem to kick the men on the ground.

Authorities later confirmed that one of the shooters, Sajid Akram, was found deceased at the site, while the other was critically injured and transported to the hospital, where he remains.

Authorities state that both individuals resided about an hour’s drive from Bondi Beach in a house located in Bonnyrigg, a suburb in western Sydney.

However, just days prior to the assault, they reportedly relocated to a short-term rental in Campsie – approximately 30 minutes closer to the beach, according to media reports.

Their family residence in Bonnyrigg has become a central element of the police investigation. Officers conducted a raid on the property on Sunday night.

Footage from the raid depicts three individuals exiting the residence with their hands raised, as heavily armed officers in tactical gear surrounded the area.

Those individuals were apprehended but have since been released without any charges.

It remains uncertain whether the firearms utilized in the incident were possessed by the two men, although Sajid Akram had six registered guns and a recreational firearms license.

Naveed, his son, was scrutinized due to his close connections with an Islamic State (IS) cell based in Sydney after authorities became aware of his associations in 2019, as reported by ABC.

However, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that an “evaluation determined there was no indication of any ongoing threat or risk of him engaging in violence”.

Residents on what is typically a tranquil suburban avenue have detailed how the upheaval of the past 48 hours has disturbed the community.

“My daughter was shouting at me, ‘mum look outside’ and I saw numerous police, many cars, sirens, and loudspeakers urging them to come out,” Lemanatua Fatu, who lives across from the men, informed the BBC.

“Then I observed the news – I thought oh my goodness, it can’t be them.”

Additional reporting by Gabriela Pomeroy and Thomas Spencer