A man was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shootings of an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband, a day after the couple was found dead in their Los Angeles home, police and a representative of the show said.
Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found about 2:30 p.m. Monday after officers were called to their Encino home for a welfare check and discovered blood at the front door, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
A suspect, Raymond Boodarian, 22, also of Encino, was identified and arrested after homicide detectives worked through the night, the police department said.
Charges were not announced in a news release Tuesday evening, but police alleged that he is responsible for the double homicide.
Kaye was a music supervisor for “American Idol,” according to celebrity website TMZ, which first reported the killings Tuesday.
“We are devastated to hear of Robin and her dear husband, Tom’s, passing,” a spokesperson for “American Idol” said.
“Robin has been a cornerstone of the Idol family since 2009 and was truly loved and respected by all who came in contact with her,” the spokesperson said. “Robin will remain in our hearts forever and we share our deepest sympathy with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
The LAPD said that officers were called to the home in Encino, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, at 4 p.m. Thursday on a report of a burglar but officers saw no sign of any burglary.
Investigators now believe that the burglar entered the home on that date through an unlocked door and the couple came home while the suspect was still there, the police department said.
Investigators believe there was a confrontation and the suspect shot both victims multiple times and then fled on foot, the LAPD said.
The investigation is ongoing, police said Tuesday.
The person who called Monday about a welfare check at the home did so after they had not heard from the resident for several days, police said.
A phone number for relatives of Boodarian could not be immediately found in online public records. It was not clear if he had an attorney.
