Law enforcement said it’s still not clear what triggered Cahn Le to commit what District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer described as “a horrible evil.”
Xuong Le, Britni McLaughlin Le and children Natalya Le, Xavier Le and Nakayla Le, were killed at 58 Lewis Avenue in East Landsdowne on Wed. Feb. 7, 2024.As law enforcement pulled the final remains of a young family from the ashes of their home on Friday morning, the weight of what was lost began to set in across a tight-knit Delaware County community.“This is a horrible, unspeakable tragedy,” said Jack Stollsteimer, Delaware County’s district attorney.
Also among them was the alleged gunman: 43-year-old Cahn V. Le — Xuong’s older brother. Police believe, based on conversations with surviving family, that he shot and killed his relatives before opening fire on two responding police officers, then setting the family’s home ablaze. First responders, battling continued gunfire, were not able to get inside the house and reach other family members before the structure became engulfed in flames and collapsed.
Investigators also retrieved the melted remains of a rifle — which they believe was the weapon used in the shootings — but it was unclear who had purchased the gun, or how long it had been in the home. On social media, memorials started to pour in. Photos showed the family enjoying trips to Disney and to Phillies games. Friends shared memories of growing up alongside the parents, who were both born and raised in the Delaware County area.At Penn Wood Middle School, where Nakayla Le was a student and member of the volleyball and cheer teams, students and staff wore pink and gray on Friday to honor the young girl they knew as “Kayla.
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