--- title: 4 Killed in California After Argument Over a Washing Machine description: A father kills three and is then shot dead by his son canonical: https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/ author: Josh Sanburn article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-02T16:51:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:43:41.335Z article:section: U.S. og:title: 4 Killed Following Argument Over a Washing Machine og:description: A father killed three before being shot dead by his son og:url: https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 4 Killed Following Argument Over a Washing Machine twitter:description: A father killed three before being shot dead by his son twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 4 Killed in California After Argument Over a Washing Machine by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Jan 2, 2016 4:51 PM CUT by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Jan 2, 2016 4:51 PM CUT A New Year’s Eve [dispute over a washing machine](http://nypost.com/2016/01/02/4-shot-dead-over-washing-machine-dispute/ "undefined") left four dead after authorities say a man killed his wife and two other people before being fatally shot by his son. According to the Associated Press, Los Angeles Police Department officials say that a 54-year-old man in Rowland Heights, Calif., shot his wife, his son’s girlfriend, and a man visiting their home after a disagreement between the father and his son’s girlfriend over using a washing machine. The alleged shooter, who was described as a heavy drinker with a sizable gun collection, was then shot and killed by his son, who was able to take the gun away from his father. The son is now being held on $1 million bail on suspicion of murder. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/"},"headline":"4 Killed in California After Argument Over a Washing Machine","datePublished":"2016-01-02T16:51:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:43:41.335Z","description":"A father killed three before being shot dead by his son","url":"https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/","keywords":["California","Crime","shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josh Sanburn","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josh-sanburn/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4165506/4-killed-california-washing-machine/","name":"4 Killed in California After Argument Over a Washing Machine"}}]}] ```