A knife-wielding man was killed by Irvine police after stabbing his mother to death, authorities said.
The Irvine Police Department responded shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday to a report that a man was chasing a woman with a knife on Green Tree Lane in the University Park neighborhood, according to an Irvine Police Department news release.
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 attempted to intervene, Montazer advanced toward an officer and was shot by police, according to authorities.
Irvine police said police rendered aid to Montazer and the stabbing victim, Parvin Montazer, 72, of Irvine, but both died at the scene. The stabbing victim was Paul's mother.
Police recovered a knife at the scene and detectives are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Authorities said they do not believe there are any other suspects.
