Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of American actor and director Rob Reiner, was arrested and held without bail on Monday following the deaths of his parents in their Los Angeles home.
Police will present a case on Tuesday to prosecutors who will then decide whether or how to charge Nick Reiner, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said in a statement on X.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their home in the Brentwood neighbourhood on Sunday. The LAPD at the time described the deaths as “an apparent homicide”, with the victims having wounds consistent with that of a stabbing. Police haven’t said anything about motive.
It was “a very, very tragic incident,” LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said at a press conference on Monday.
Who is Nick Reiner?
Rob and Michele Reiner with their children, from left, Jake Reiner, Romy Reiner and Nick Reiner. AP
Nick is the middle child of the Reiners, who had been married since 1989. Their eldest son, Jake, 34 is an actor and producer, while their youngest, Romy, 27, is also an actor and a writer.
Rob also adopted Tracy, 61, the daughter of his first wife, actress Penny Marshall and her husband Michael Henry. Even after his divorce from Marshall in 1981, he continued to have a close relationship with both her and Tracy. Marshall died in 2018 from complications of diabetes.
Born in 1993, Nick struggled with addiction from the age of 15 and spent several stints at rehab. By 18, he had cycled in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness and relapses in between. He told People in 2016 that he had already been in and out of rehab 17 times.
Flowers cover the Walk of Fame star for Rob Reiner in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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