IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) — Irvine officers shot and killed a man as he was stabbing a woman 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.
Officers shot the man.
Both the suspect and victim were declared dead at the scene.
Police believe the suspect and victim may be related.
“This is a tragic incident,” said Kyle Oldoerp, spokesman for Irvine police. “And the information that we have preliminarily is that they were family members.”
It was the second deadly officer-involved shooting this week in Irvine, a rare occurrence in a city often ranked among the safest in the country for its size.
DEVELOPING: This story will be updated as more details become available.
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