Overview
- Deputies in Lake Forest opened fire after the man advanced with a gun and a knife early Friday, leaving him in critical condition and injuring no deputies.
- The incident began around 2:30 a.m. when a boyfriend in Rancho Mission Viejo called 911 about his girlfriend’s ex outside their home.
- Officials say the ex showed a handgun at the door, then left before deputies arrived and was located about 90 minutes later near Rimgate Park roughly 18 miles away.
- After a brief pursuit, deputies reported he stopped, got out, and moved toward them, and investigators recovered a large knife and a handgun at the scene.
- Neighbors described pre-dawn gunfire and blocked access to their street, and the residents involved in the initial call were not hurt.