On February 7, 2024, a family massacre occurred inside a three-story home on Lewis Avenue in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Thirteen-year-old Nakayla Le — a Penn Wood Middle School student active in volleyball, cheerleading and a local dance academy — was shot inside the house after an argument with her 43-year-old uncle, Canh V. Le. The dispute rapidly escalated: investigators say Canh Le retrieved a semi-automatic rifle and shot Nakayla, then fatally shot her parents, 40-year-old Xuong Le and 37-year-old Britni McLaughlin-Le, and her 17-year-old sister, Natalya Le.

Responding officers were fired upon from the third floor and two were wounded. The suspect then set the house on fire; firefighters could not safely enter for hours. Investigators recovered the bodies of Nakayla, her parents and sister with fatal gunshot wounds, and the 10-year-old brother, Xavier Le, whose death was ruled due to smoke inhalation. The suspect’s body was also found; officials determined he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the weapon was at the scene. Authorities say the motive appears to be unknown because the suspect did not explain it before dying.

If anyone knew the family or has information about events leading up to February 7, please come forward with tips or memories that might help piece together what happened.