Vehicle crashes into Irvine residence, with 1 dead discovered inside — however not from the collision

A car crashed into an Irvine residence early Monday, and a dead particular person was discovered inside — however police don’t imagine the collision was the killer.

A half-mile away, a knife-wielding man acquired right into a confrontation with not less than one officer and was shot and injured.

It was unclear if the 2 conditions have been in some way associated.

“We’re making an attempt to know the connection between the (man with the knife), the crashed automotive and the sufferer,” stated Kyle Oldoerp, an Irvine spokesman.

About 2:15 a.m., police responded to the crash within the space of Whistling Swan and Wetstone. They discovered the car had crashed into the house, Oldoerp stated, with the particular person found dead inside.

How the particular person died was unclear. The sufferer’s id was withheld by police pending notification of kin.

At 3:25 a.m., police discovered of a doable suspect, strolling within the space of West Yale Loop and Stone Creek South, Oldoerp stated. At least one officer fired on the male, whose age was unknown.

He was taken to a hospital in unknown situation, Oldoerp stated.

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