Downey police find no record of alleged grocery store confession

DOWNEY — A social media post alleging that a man confessed inside local grocery stores to killing his children and their mother has not been corroborated by Downey police.

The post, published June 16 by the Instagram account @southofDowney, included a screenshot of an anonymous message claiming a blood-covered man went into Albertsons and said he had killed his children and their mother. The message also claimed the man later walked to Stater Bros.

The post’s caption stated that a store employee confirmed a man had run into Albertsons screaming that he had killed his children. However, Downey police said they could not locate any record of such an incident.

Lt. Dustin Doyle of the Downey Police Department said he checked with both a dispatch supervisor and a detective sergeant after receiving inquiries about the post. Neither was familiar with the call, and police were unable to locate a call or incident at Albertsons or Stater Bros. matching the allegation within the previous two days, Doyle said in an email.

As of Tuesday afternoon, police had not confirmed any homicide or related public safety incident connected to the claims made in the post.