On May 23, 2024, Rancho Cordova became the scene of a family homicide that left two elderly residents dead. At about 1:15 a.m., 72-year-old William J. Konvalin and his 69-year-old wife Marylou S. Bailey Konvalin were shot inside their Hartselle Way home. Marylou called 911 saying she had been shot; deputies found her unresponsive near the front door and pronounced her dead at the scene. William was discovered inside the residence, also deceased from gunshot wounds.

Their 38-year-old son, Thomas Konvalin, was seen in the doorway and refused to follow officers’ commands. After roughly three hours of negotiation, an armored vehicle was used to approach the house. At about 4:15 a.m. Thomas emerged from a back window armed with a rifle and two SWAT deputies fired three times, killing him at the scene. The deputies were placed on administrative leave while the use-of-force is investigated. The motive for the killings has not been determined.

If anyone has information about the Konvalin family or events at the Hartselle Way residence that night, please share what is known.