Two people were found dead and another person was injured in an altercation at storage center Thursday in Santa Ana.
The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, police said. A man and woman died at the scene. A second man was hospitalized in critical condition.
Details about their identities were not immediately available, but police said the woman called authorities to report that her boyfriend stabbed her and her uncle. All three suffered gunshot wounds to their upper bodies, police said.
They suffered both stab and gunshot wounds, police said. A spear with blood on it was found at the scene in the 1200 block of East Chestnut Avenue, authorities said. There was no immediate confirmation that the spear was used in the killings.
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"Homicide Detectives are currently investigating the incident, and though at the early stages, believe this was a possible murder-suicide," Santa Ana Police said in a statement.
Anyone with information was asked to call 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.