A California man who was apparently distraught about his job situation killed his wife and five children before committing suicide in his Los Angeles home, police said.

Officers in Los Angeles discovered the bodies of a man, woman, 8-year-old girl, two 5-year-old twin girls and two 2-year-old twin boys.

Although authorities withheld the name of the deceased, various news outlets are reporting the man to be Ervin Antonio Lupoe, 40.

According to reports, the man faxed a two-page typewritten letter to KABC-TV and the police department's communications division, claiming in the fax that a medical center administrator rebuffed them when they showed up to work, told them to file a union grievance and said, "You should have blown your brains out."

The man wrote that they filed a grievance but nothing was done and two days later they were fired. "They did nothing to the manager who started such and did not attempt to assist us in the matter, knowing we have no job and five children under 8 years old with no place to go. So here we are," the note said.

At the bottom of the note, the man wrote, "Oh lord, my God, is there no hope for a widow's son?"