LOS ANGELES " A Los Angeles man who fatally shot his wife, five children and himself sent a note to a TV station claiming the couple had just been fired from a medical center and they planned the killings together.
KABC-TV reports the man claimed that before the firing an administrator told them they should not have come to work and told them "You should have blown your brains out."
The bodies were found in a home in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police say they found a revolver by the man.
KABC reports that the man claimed his wife suggested they commit suicide and kill their children so they wouldn't end up with a stranger.
The note says the couple worked as medical technicians at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. Police say they are trying to confirm if the hospital employed them.