On the morning of December 11, 2008, 8-year-old Lusine Safaryan was shot and killed inside her family’s apartment on the 1200 block of Tamarind Avenue in Hollywood, California. Lusine, of Armenian descent, was found on the couch with a single gunshot wound to the head. Her father, 43-year-old Khachik Safaryan, was found in another room with a gunshot wound to the head as well. The killings occurred between about 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. and the bodies were discovered later that afternoon by Lusine’s 15-year-old sister, who returned from school and called authorities.

Investigators reported no signs of forced entry and noted the family’s white 2008 Infiniti was missing from the scene; it was later found a few blocks away and also showed no signs of forced entry. Police ruled out murder-suicide early and treated the case as a double homicide. Despite interviews and public appeals, no suspects were identified and no arrests were made.

If anyone knew the Safaryan family or has information about that morning, please share what might help the investigation.