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Armed man shot by Irvine police called 911, reported mental health crisis, police say
Police say the man called 911, threatened suicide and was armed with a knife before a more than hourlong standoff ended in gunfire.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Irvine police fatally shot a 20-year-old man in the Turtle Rock neighborhood after he called 911 reporting a mental health crisis and armed with a knife.
- The Crisis Negotiation Team attempted to communicate with the man for more than an hour near Silkwood and Sungate before police stated he charged at officers while holding the knife.
- Erich Meltvedt, the father of the deceased, identified his son as Daniel Meltvedt and claimed Daniel, who was autistic, posed "no real threat" to the officers present.
- Officer Ziggy Azarcon said, "After the officer-involved shooting, we rendered aid," but the man was pronounced dead at Orange County Global Medical Center as the Orange County District Attorney's Office launched an investigation.
- While one officer sustained minor injuries during the incident, support for those experiencing mental health crises is available 24 hours a day through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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