2 elderly people found dead in Irvine hotel room

Police are investigating the deaths of two elderly people at a hotel in Irvine.

The Irvine Police Department responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. Thursday from the Marriott Irvine Spectrum along Irvine Center Drive. When Irvine PD arrived, officers found the two elderly people already dead inside the hotel room. 

According to Irvine police, the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide. The couple were staying at the hotel. 

Officials have not released the names of the two people found dead in the hotel.