The quiet street of Baldwin Park woke up to sirens and heartbreak before sunrise Friday morning. In a neighborhood where families were just beginning their day, gunfire shattered the calm and left three people dead in what investigators believe was a deeply personal and tragic act.
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded around 5 a.m. to reports of shots fired along the 3200 block of Millbury Avenue. When they arrived, they found three adults suffering from gunshot wounds. A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
Authorities later identified the couple as 56-year-old Bich Lu and her husband, 60-year-old Thuan Chung. Lu was found outside their home with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, while Chung succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds at the hospital. The couple, described by loved ones as devoted parents, leave behind two children who are now grappling with a loss that came without warning.
Investigators are treating the case as a possible double-murder-suicide. The third man, believed to be the gunman, has not been officially named, but family members say he was a relative who had been struggling with schizophrenia. According to those close to the family, his mental health had created tension and fear long before the shooting.
In the days leading up to the violence, the relative allegedly made threats toward the family. Concerned for their safety, Lu and Chung had recently moved to a new home, hoping to put distance between themselves and the growing unease. But that fresh start was cut short. Their relative, unaware to them, had tracked down their new address.
For Phillip and Helen, the couple’s children, the loss is almost too heavy to process. Phillip, 21, is just months away from graduating college, while Helen, 18, is beginning her own journey in higher education. Now, instead of focusing on their futures, they are planning funerals and trying to rebuild a life that changed in a matter of minutes.
A fundraiser created in their names has drawn widespread support, raising more than $63,000. The money is meant to help cover funeral costs, tuition, and basic living expenses as the siblings try to move forward. In a message shared on the page, Phillip described the situation as an unimaginable tragedy, one that has left them searching for stability in the middle of grief.
Neighbors and friends continue to mourn the loss of Lu and Chung, remembering them as hardworking and family-centered. What happened on that quiet Baldwin Park street is now a painful reminder of how unresolved struggles and untreated illness can spiral into irreversible loss.
