As Irvine officers arrived they say they saw a man stabbing a woman in front of a home. They shot and killed the suspect.
Irvine police officers shot and killed a man as he was stabbing a woman to death in a quiet residential neighborhood on Thursday, officials say.Irvine officers shot and killed a man as he was stabbing his 72-year-old mother to death in a quiet residential neighborhood on Thursday, officials say.
The incident unfolded just before 3 p.m. in the area of Green Tree and Coral Tree lanes as police were called to the area on a report of a man attacking a woman. When officers arrived, they saw a man actively attacking a woman with a knife outside a home, according to a police spokesman. The department says when the officers tried to stop him, he started advancing toward them with the knife.Both the suspect and victim were declared dead at the scene. A knife was recovered at the scene.The victim was his mother, 72-year-old Parvin Montazer of Irvine.
"This is a tragic situation, and our hearts go out to all involved," said Kyle Oldoerp, spokesman for Irvine police.
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