Crime & Safety
Video Shows OC Deputies Shooting Man Accused Of Decapitating Parents
The OC Sheriff's Department released bodycam video of the moment deputies opened fire on a man suspected of decapitating his parents.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA — Bodycam video was released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department of the moment deputies opened fire on a man suspected of decapitating his parents and killing their dog in their mobile home in San Juan Capistrano.
Authorities found a bloody crime scene at the San Juan Mobile Estates after deputies responded to a domestic assault call on the morning of July 9.
The suspect's parents, identified as 77-year-old Ronald Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvil, were found decapitated and mutilated alongside their dead dog.
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The suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Gerdvil, was located by deputies a short time later. He was covered in blood and driving a golf cart stolen from a maintenance worker, police said.
The bodycam footage shows the suspect walking toward a deputy who had his gun drawn. The deputy orders him to get on the ground, but Gerdvil doesn't obey, the video shows.
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The deputy-involved shooting occurred in response. Gerdvil was hospitalized in stable condition and has been charges with two counts of homicide by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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