Man With Gun Shot, Wounded by Tustin Officer

A Tustin police officer shot and wounded a 24-year-old man Thursday night after the man allegedly threatened another officer with a gun, authorities said.

The identity of the shooting victim and information on the extent of his injuries was being withheld by police late Thursday, pending further investigation, Tustin Police Sgt. Mike Shanahan said. Shanahan said the identity of officers involved in the shooting incident also would not be immediately revealed.

The shooting victim was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where a spokeswoman late Thursday night said she had been asked by Tustin police not to comment on the man’s injuries or his condition.

According to a press release issued by Tustin police, the incident occurred about 7:45 p.m. in a condominium complex in the 17500 block of Vandenberg Lane. Police responded to the scene after receiving numerous emergency calls about a “man with a gun, with at least one shot fired,” according to the press release.

When police arrived, the statement said a male suspect was seen “on an upstairs balcony, still holding the gun.” As officers attempted to surround the scene, the man pointed a gun at one of the officers, according to the press release. Another officer then fired a shot at the gunman, and he “fell down but would not surrender.”

The gunman was finally brought under control with the aid of a police dog and his handler, the press release said.

Officers said late Thursday night that they did not know the extent of the man’s injuries. One officer said the shooting victim would probably be arrested, but he said he did not immediately know what the charges would be.

The shooting victim is a Tustin resident but did not live in the Quail Meadows condominium complex where the confrontation took place, the officer said.

The shooting incident is being investigated by both Tustin police and representatives of the Orange County district attorney’s office, which routinely investigates officer-involved shootings.