Deputies responded to a call of a man and a woman involved in a dispute. Deputies arrived and found a man in his 30s who was believed to be armed with a hammer, police said. The man was shot and killed. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: May 11, 2020
County: Orange
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: hammer
Threat Level: undetermined
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5793