Santa Monica nonprofit director, wife found dead; police investigate possible murder-suicide - BERITAJA

A noted Santa Monica fig successful complaint of boosting business, organization and information successful the city’s downtown halfway was recovered dormant Wednesday alongside his wife, authorities said.

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a shooting incident reported successful the 600 artifact of Superba Avenue astatine 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to a section spokesperson. Inside, they recovered a man and female pinch gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dormant by paramedics.

The incident is being investigated arsenic a imaginable murder-suicide, the spokesperson said.

A root acquainted pinch the incident confirmed that constabulary responded to the location of Jeremy Ferguson, who served arsenic head of operations for the nonprofit statement Downtown Santa Monica Inc., and his wife, Mandy Zelinka.

Debbie Lee, the main executive of DTSM, said successful a connection Thursday that the statement was heartbroken arsenic labor processed the news of Ferguson’s death.

“Jeremy was a cherished personnel of our squad and a existent champion for Downtown Santa Monica,” she said. “His passion for placemaking and the dedication he brought to his activity each time made a lasting impact. He will beryllium profoundly missed.”

The L.A. County aesculapian examiner confirmed that Zelinka, 49, died Tuesday astatine a residence.