LOS ANGELES -- A mother faces capital murder charges for allegedly killing her two young sons.
Prosecutors said Monday that Latonya Ann Dixon is charged with two counts of murder, assault on a child and an allegation of using a firearm.
The charges include special circumstance allegations of multiple murders.
Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
Dixon is in custody on more than $3 million bail.
The 26-year old called 911on October 17 and told a dispatcher she had killed her children, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman of the Media Relations Section.
When police arrived at the apartment complex in the 7200 block of Gramercy Place, Dixon was standing on a second floor balcony waving a handgun and telling officers to shoot her, police said.
She reportedly shouted, "I've wasted my life," and at one point climbed onto the balcony rail as if preparing to jump.
When she eventually put the gun down, officers quickly tackled Dixon and arrested her. She wasn't injured, according to police.
The 5-year-old, named Christian, was declared dead at the scene.
The younger boy was shot multiple times. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with more than one bullet wound.
He later died.
It was unclear if the father of the boy was around.
Also unclear was what motivated the shootings.
Neighbors said Dixon had lived in her one-bedroom apartment for several years.
Neighbor Danielle Jones, 17, told the Los Angeles Times that Dixon would sometimes talk to herself and that about 4:30 a.m. Saturday she heard her yelling, "I'm tired. I'm tired."
Dixon walked her older son to school every day, with the toddler in tow, according to Jones.
Jones said her 2-year-old son would often play with the toddler, but she hadn't seen them outside for about a month.
"She was a wonderful mom. She was a wonderful mom. I just don't know what happened," Jones said.
Prosecutors said Monday that Latonya Ann Dixon is charged with two counts of murder, assault on a child and an allegation of using a firearm.
Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
Dixon is in custody on more than $3 million bail.
The 26-year old called 911on October 17 and told a dispatcher she had killed her children, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman of the Media Relations Section.
When police arrived at the apartment complex in the 7200 block of Gramercy Place, Dixon was standing on a second floor balcony waving a handgun and telling officers to shoot her, police said.
She reportedly shouted, "I've wasted my life," and at one point climbed onto the balcony rail as if preparing to jump.
When she eventually put the gun down, officers quickly tackled Dixon and arrested her. She wasn't injured, according to police.
The 5-year-old, named Christian, was declared dead at the scene.
The younger boy was shot multiple times. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with more than one bullet wound.
He later died.
It was unclear if the father of the boy was around.
Also unclear was what motivated the shootings.
Neighbors said Dixon had lived in her one-bedroom apartment for several years.
Neighbor Danielle Jones, 17, told the Los Angeles Times that Dixon would sometimes talk to herself and that about 4:30 a.m. Saturday she heard her yelling, "I'm tired. I'm tired."
Dixon walked her older son to school every day, with the toddler in tow, according to Jones.
Jones said her 2-year-old son would often play with the toddler, but she hadn't seen them outside for about a month.
"She was a wonderful mom. She was a wonderful mom. I just don't know what happened," Jones said.
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