Overview
- A relative alerted authorities around 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 11 about a dispute at a residence in the 100 block of Terrapin in Irvine.
- Officers used ladders to evacuate four family members from a third-floor bedroom just after 4 p.m.
- Crisis negotiators worked for hours to secure the suspect’s surrender during a slow, deliberate operation.
- The man was taken into custody around 7:30 p.m. after officers used flash bangs and gas irritants, with no injuries reported to the suspect or police.
- The circumstances remain under investigation, and police have not released the suspect’s identity, motive, or any charges.