Los Angeles district attorney to charge Nick Reiner with two counts of first degree murder

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday that his office will charge Nick Reiner, the son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner, with two counts of first-degree murder for the alleged murders of his parents.The exact timeline of the two murders was not immediately clear, but the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a death investigation in Brentwood on Sunday, where investigators determined the scene was a homicide. Nick Reiner was later arrested Sunday in connection with the murders of Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner’s mother Michele Reiner.
Hochman said Nick Reiner also faces the allegation that he personally used a dangerous weapon to carry out the murders, and that no decision has been made on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty if the 32-year-old is convicted.
“Today, I’m here to announce that our office will be filing charges against Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, actor, director Rob Reiner and photographer, producer Michel Singer Reiner,” Hochman said. “These charges will be two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife.”
The district attorney also warned the public to only focus on official information in the case instead of media reports that cite anonymous sources to avoid misinformation. 
“If it doesn’t come from the district attorney’s office, from LAPD, from the coroner’s office or from the courtroom itself, then there is a good chance you are hearing misinformation,” Hochman said in a news conference.
The LAPD said it will not share additional information on what led to Nick Reiner’s arrest for the time being.
“This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. “We extend our deepest condolences to all of those who are affected by this tragedy.”
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