The death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele caps a heartbreakingly violent weekend

On Sunday night following a weekend news cycle dominated by details of the tragic shootings at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island and a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney s iconic Bondi Beach the world was stunned to learn of the tragic and violent deaths of actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife of years Michele Singer NBC News Los Angeles shared on Sunday that the LA Fire Department had determined two deceased people in a Brentwood home matching the ages of Reiner and his wife around p m and that detectives from the Robbery Homicide Division were handling the matter Shortly after it was determined that the individuals within the home were in fact Rob and Michele with People Magazine reporting via specific sources that the cause of death was stabbing held to have been inflicted by the couple s son Nick Reiner who has a history of drug abuse At the time of writing the Los Angeles Police Department has not named Nick as a suspect We are not looking for anyone as a suspect or in any other manner at this time LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton explained at a news conference on Sunday night emphasizing that the scrutiny is still in its earliest phase per CNN Related When Harry Met Sally is the perfect fall movie that we need now more than ever It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner a spokesperson for the family revealed in a declaration obtained from CNN We are heartbroken by this sudden loss and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably tough time Son of the late Carl Reiner creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show Rob Reiner leaves behind him a legacy of directing favorite movie after favorite movie including This Is Spinal Tap Stand By Me The Princess Bride When Harry Met Sally Misery A Inadequate Good Men and Spinal Tap II The End Continues which was circulated on September In addition to his work as a director Reiner starred in a string of films and TV shows with the largest part beloved of those roles being Mike Meathead Stivic on Norman Lear s CBS sitcom All in the Family The Lear Family is devastated by the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner they wrote in a announcement obtained from Variety Norman often referred to Rob as a son and their close relationship was extraordinary to us and the world Norman would have sought 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 Lyn Lear had remained very close with them and noted The world is unmistakably darker tonight and we are left bereft Read more about this topic Rob Reiner on Donald Trump s classic fascist solutions He s a con man and a criminal Cary Elwes on The Princess Bride doing his own stunts and whether he d rather fight with a sword his hands or his wits The questions When Harry Met Sally make us consider at present The post The death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele caps a heartbreakingly violent weekend appeared first on Salon com