Man stabs 3 women, barricades himself in Tustin home: Police

A person was taken into custody after stabbing three members of the family then barricading himself in a Tustin house Thursday night, police mentioned.

Police responded to the house within the 1300 block of Solar Dial shortly earlier than 8 p.m. after getting a name concerning the stabbings.

They arrived on the scene and discovered {that a} man had stabbed the three girls in his household with a knife, Tustin Police Division officers mentioned in a information launch.

Officers had been capable of take the three girls to security as the person barricaded himself within the house.

Two of the victims had been taken to hospitals with accidents that weren’t life-threatening, whereas the third was handled on the scene.

In the meantime, officers surrounded the house, ensuring the person doesn’t inflict any extra hurt, police mentioned.

“Whereas on scene, Officers discovered the suspect has a background in martial arts coaching and suffers with psychological well being points,” Tustin police mentioned.

Officers referred to as for backup, with extra officers and tactical groups arriving from the Irvine and Tustin police departments.

A number of hours later, disaster negotiators had been capable of get the person to give up peacefully and he was taken into custody.

“Because of the intensive planning, coordination and demonstration of nice restraint by all concerned personnel, this incident concluded safely with no accidents to any officers, members of the general public, or the suspect,” Tustin police officers mentioned.

A weapon used within the stabbings was recovered on the scene, in keeping with the division.

The person, recognized as 29-year-old Matthew Heraty of Tustin, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon and elder abuse.

Police mentioned Heraty has no prior arrests.

No additional particulars had been out there.