"Nick Reiner has been arrested following after the death of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, according to Los Angeles jail records. Nick, 32, was taken into custody Sunday night, the records show. The records accuse him of gang activity a felony but do not elaborate, and they indicated that his bail was set at $4m. Nick was brought in for questioning shortly after the Los Angeles fire department responded to a call for medical aid to the couple's house in Brentwood at 3.30pm local time."
"The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) later confirmed detectives from the robbery homicide division were investigating the deaths as an apparent homicide. Both TMZ and People reported that the two had suffered wounds consistent with a knife attack. Law enforcement sources told the LA Times that a family member was being interviewed in connection with the deaths. This followed a press conference on Sunday night, at which LAPD chief detective Alan Hamilton said the investigation was ongoing and that at this time, the LAPD is not seeking anyone as a suspect or as a person of interest. A spokesperson for the Reiner family confirmed their deaths on Sunday evening. It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner, the family spokesperson said in a statement to media. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time."
"Nick is a screenwriter who previously collaborated with his father on Being Charlie (2015), based on his own experiences of addiction and homelessness. He first began treatment for drug addiction as an adolescent and has said that he had been in rehab more than 17 times by the time he was 22."
Nick Reiner, 32, was taken into custody Sunday night and Los Angeles jail records link him to the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68. The records accuse him of gang activity, a felony, and list bail at $4 million. Los Angeles fire department responders found the couple dead at their Brentwood home after a 3:30pm medical aid call; their daughter Romy reportedly discovered them. The LAPD robbery homicide division is investigating the deaths as an apparent homicide, with reports of wounds consistent with a knife attack and a family member interviewed. The Reiner family confirmed the deaths and requested privacy. Nick Reiner is a screenwriter who collaborated with his father on Being Charlie and has a long history of addiction treatment.
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