Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says

LOS ANGELES AP Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people exposed dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner according to a law enforcement official briefed on the scrutiny The official could not publicly discuss details of the study and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators the official revealed The Los Angeles Fire Department revealed it responded to a physiological aid request shortly after p m and unveiled a -year-old man and -year-old woman dead inside Reiner turned in March Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were examining an apparent homicide at Reiner s home stated Capt Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles government have not ratified the identities of the people ascertained dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city s west side that s home to multiple celebrities Reiner was long one of the majority prolific directors in Hollywood and his work included chosen of the largest part memorable movies of the s and s including This is Spinal Tap A Sparse Good Men When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride His role as Meathead in Norman Lear s s TV classic All in the Family alongside Carol O Connor s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards Relatives of Lear the legendary producer who died in explained they were bereft by the news Norman often referred to Rob as a son and their close relationship was extraordinary to us and the world disclosed a Lear family announcement Norman would have longed to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place and they pursued that through their art their activism their philanthropy and their love for family and friends Messages to Reiner s representatives were not without delay returned Sunday night Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner s death a devastating loss for the city Rob Reiner s contributions reverberate throughout American way of life and society and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice Bass reported in a report An acclaimed actor director producer writer and engaged political activist he inevitably used his gifts in operation of others The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since The two met while he was directing When Harry Met Sally and have three children together Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from to He adopted her daughter Tracy Reiner Carl Reiner died in at age and Marshall died in Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood The scene is about a mile from the home where O J Simpson s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in