A police investigator walks from the Porter Ranch house where officials say an unemployed financial advisor apparently despondent over his troubles shot and killed his wife, his mother-in-law and three children before taking his own life. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A neighbor watches as authorities talk to reporters during a news briefing at the Porter Ranch home that police say was the scene of a murder-suicide that left six people dead. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Police tape surrounds the Porter Ranch home on Como Lane, where authorities found six people shot to death. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)