Rancho Santa Margarita's Alec Ouzounian shot by OCSD deputy while trying to commit suicide

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – According to Orange County District Attorney's spokesperson Lt. Jeff Hallock,  at approximately 2:10 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 28 Paseo Viento in Rancho Santa Margarita, regarding a subject attempting suicide.  

Deputies arrived and entered the residence where they confronted an individual suffering from multiple self-inflicted stab wounds.   During the confrontation with the subject, Alec Ouzounian, 40, Rancho Santa Margarita, a deputy-involved shooting occurred.  Ouzounian was transported by paramedics to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations is conducting the shooting investigation as is protocol for all Orange County Sheriff’s deputy-involved shootings.