Disabled Man Stabbed To Death By Former Caregiver In South OC: Police

IRVINE, CA — A man with disabilities was stabbed to death by a former caregiver, who was later shot and killed by authorities in south Orange County Monday, police said.

A caregiver phoned police at around 2:15 a.m. after finding 38-year-old John Alexander Bash III bloodied and unconscious, the Irvine Police Department reported.

Bash was paralyzed and relied on a wheelchair, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers saw the suspect's minivan had slammed into the home on Whistling Swan near Wetstone, Irvine Police Department spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said.

Bash was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Aaron Matthew Shindle, was spotted by an officer at around 3:25 a.m. at Stonecreek South and West Yale Loop, authorities said.

When the knife-wielding Shindle advanced on the officer he was shot and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

The crash into the victim's house caused a minor gas leak, which first responders managed to quickly handle, Oldoerp said.