NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – A Los Angeles deputy city attorney, his wife, and his adult son died Wednesday in a Northridge shooting that's being investigated as a double-murder-suicide.

Officers were sent to a home in the 9600 block of Vanalden Avenue on a "shots fired" call shortly after 9 a.m. Upon entering the residence they discovered the bodies of two men and a woman.

The L.A. City Attorney's Office issued a statement that identified the deceased as Deputy City Attorney Eric Lertzman, 60, his wife, and his adult son.

"It is with shock and profound sadness that we announce that today Deputy City Attorney Eric Lertzman was involved in a tragic incident which we understand resulted in the death of his wife, his adult son and himself," read the statement. "Details are evolving, though early reports indicate police were called to the family home because of a domestic disturbance."

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer called the incident, "a horrible tragedy."

"As we search for answers to how this could happen, we mourn the victims and envelop those left behind with our love during this time of unbearable loss," said Feuer. "Of course we will provide members of our City Attorney Family with needed counseling and support."

According to City News Service, a neighbor told reporters that a woman -- believed to be Lertzman's adult daughter -- emerged from the house claiming that her father had tried to shoot her. Police recovered two handguns from inside the residence.

Neighbors like Sharron Dennen, who has lived down the street for 20 years, brought flowers to lay at the doorstep.

"They've been a really great family. My son Jeremy, went to school with a daughter Rachel, the one who's surviving and they were good friends. And she comes and goes and she's home not that often.," said Dennen.

Lertzman joined the L.A City Attorney's Office in 2005.

City News Service contributed to this report.