California shooting: Several dead in early morning gun violence

A chaotic 25-minute shooting spree through Orange County, Califoia, has left a trail of dead and injured victims before the shooter stopped and killed himself, police said.

Authorities reported at least six places where multiple victims had been shot in the early moing violence - and at least four are dead - including the gunman.

The shootings started with an apparent carjacking just after 5am on Tuesday in an unincorporated Ladera Ranch area of Orange County, said Tustin police Supervisor Dave Kanoti.

Murder: A body is covered by a tarp in the road, one of four people who were killed in the chaotic shooting spree early on Tuesday moing

Stationed: An Orange police officer directs traffic as an investigation into the shootings continues

From 5:30am. to 5:55am, Tustin police received police reports of shootings in several locations, he said.

There were at least six crime scenes, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino told KNBC-TV.

Officers found one dead person and one wounded at State Route 55 and McFadden Street, two shot and wounded at Interstate 5 and Red Hill Avenue, and one dead at Del Amo Boulevard and Edinger Avenue.

The alleged shooter then drove to the intersection of Wanda Road and Katella Avenue and shot himself in the middle of the intersection, Kanoti said.

The conditions of the wounded victims were unknown.

It is possible more people were shot at because some people may have chased the shooter, Kanoti said.

Crime scene: Officers move a tent at one of the sites where a victim was shot

A spokeswoman for the Califoia Highway Patrol said they didn't have any active crime scenes on the freeway but the southbound 55 McFadden Avenue off-ramp would be closed until further notice.

The shootings began at 4:45 a.m. when deputies responding to a call found a female shot multiple times in a house in Ladera Ranch, said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

The motive for the shootings is still unclear and it's also unclear if the victims knew each other or the shooter.

Amormino said: 'I do not believe any of the victims are related to each other. It might have been a random thing. We just don't know.'

KNBC reported that deputies are also looking into whether a reported homicide in Ladera Ranch is linked to the shooting spree.

Tustin is about 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.