{"id":504437,"date":"2026-10-22T17:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504437\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:30:37","slug":"man-arrested-for-double-homicide-of-family-members-orange-county-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504437\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for double homicide of family members \u2013 ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jailhouse-1.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ0OSIgd2lkdGg9IjYzOSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jailhouse-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"449\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-66564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SUSPECT has been arrested for a double homicide in Westminster (Shutterstock).<\/p>\n<p>By Jim Tortolano<br \/>Orange County Tribune<\/p>\n<p>Westminster police have arrested a 48-year-old Westminster man on charges of murdering two family members in their Westminster home.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wpd.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjE1MCIgd2lkdGg9IjE1MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wpd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>Their identities are being withheld pending notificationof the next of kin.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving officers found a man with \u201cvisible blood on his hands.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>The body of a family dog was also found with \u201capparent stab wounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s no ongoing threat to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is continuing and anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective C. Chavez at (714) 548-3797.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OCT-Trib-cutoff-promo.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9Ijg1IiB3aWR0aD0iNjM5IiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIvPg==\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792690237_780_OCT-Trib-cutoff-promo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"85\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A SUSPECT has been arrested for a double homicide in Westminster (Shutterstock). 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