A knife-wielding man was killed by Irvine police after he stabbed his mother to death, according to authorities.
The Irvine Police Department responded just before 3 p.m. Thursday to a report of a man chasing a woman with a knife on Green Tree Lane in the University Park neighborhood, according to a news release from the Irvine Police Department.
Officers arrived to find a man, identified as 37-year-old Paul Parvea Montazer, “attacking a woman with a knife,” Irvine police said. When they tried to intervene, Montazer advanced on an officer and was shot by police, authorities said.
Officers treated Montazer and the stabbing victim, 72-year-old Irvine resident Parvin Montazer, according to Irvine police, but both died at the scene. The stick victim was Paul’s mother.
Police found a knife at the scene and detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Authorities said they do not believe there are additional suspects.