Murder Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous

A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight with another man at a Laguna Niguel bar early this morning and sheriff’s investigators were searching for the suspect, who is a documented gang member, authorities said.

The stabbing was reported at 12:15 a.m. at Patsy’s Irish Pub at 28971 Golden Lantern St., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The victim -- identified by the Orange County coroner’s office as 22- year-old Shayan Mazroei of Laguna Niguel -- was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Craig Tanber, “a documented gang member with a significant criminal history, was being sought and should be considered armed and dangerous, said Orange County sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock.

“He frequents the south Orange County area and the city of Huntington Beach,” Hallock said.

Tanber is described as white, 6 feet 1 inch tall, 190 pounds with brown hair, hazel eyes and numerous tattoos covering his body.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should not approach or contact him but instead call 911 or sheriff’s homicide investigators at (714) 647-7055 or (714) 647-7000. Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS or visting the website occrimestoppers.org.

City News Service