LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Feb. 10, 2022): A deputy-involved shooting occurred the morning of Feb. 10, 2022, on a residential street in 24000 block of Calle Vecindad in Lake Forest, wounding one man who was armed with a knife.
Deputies responded to a call of a traffic collision that occurred on Calle Vecindad just before midnight. The caller stated that a dark-colored truck struck multiple parked vehicles on the street and the driver was refusing to come out of the car. When deputies arrived, they located a man locked in a dark-colored truck with a knife. The man initially refused to communicate with deputies and would not exit the vehicle. Deputies were able to call the man’s cell phone and for almost three hours, deputies and the OC Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiations Team talked with the man. At approximately 2:45 a.m. the man exited the vehicle holding the knife and charged at deputies. The deputy-involved shooting occurred. A knife believed to belong to the man has been recovered at the scene.
The man was struck multiple times and deputies at the scene provided lifesaving measures. Orange County Fire Authority provided additional medical aid and transported the man to the hospital. He underwent surgery and his condition is unknown at this time. At this time, there are no additional suspects and no threat to the community.
Per protocol, the investigation of the deputy-involved shooting will be handled by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Deputies in Lake Forest are equipped with body-worn cameras. Footage from the incident will be released in accordance with the law and in consultation with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
A photo of the knife can be viewed on @OCSheriff Twitter account.
