A SUSPECT has been arrested for a double homicide in Westminster (Shutterstock).

By Jim Tortolano
Orange County Tribune

Westminster police have arrested a 48-year-old Westminster man on charges of murdering two family members in their Westminster home.

According to Commander Scott Gump of the WPD, arrested was Benjamin Hoang, The victims are a 74-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man.

Their identities are being withheld pending of the next of kin.

At around 5:52 p.m. on Monday, police were sent to a home in the 13500 block of Sutter Drive (northeast of Trask Avenue and Edwards Street) in reference to a caller stating that he had killed someone.

Arriving officers found a man with “visible blood on his hands.” He was detained by police while they searched the house. They found two adults who appeared to have multiple stab wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The body of a family dog was also found with “apparent stab wounds.”

The suspect was arrested and was to be booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana. WPD detectives believe the homicides were an isolated incident and there’s no ongoing threat to the community.

The investigation is continuing and anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective C. Chavez at (714) 548-3797.