By Alma Fausto
The Orange County Register
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has released footage that shows a suicidal man shooting at deputies with an automatic rifle in a call in San Juan Capistrano last month.
On April 27, deputies responded to a call in the 27000 block of Paseo Castile, where a man was in his garage with a gun and was threatening to kill himself.
According to a social media bulletin shared by the department, the man started firing “without provocation” at the three deputies with the rifle.
“The deputies were unable to return fire due to poor sight lines and concern that they couldn’t see who else may have been inside the garage,” the Facebook post stated.
After firing dozens of rounds, the suspect walked out of the house and dropped his weapon. He was arrested and no injuries were reported.
“We share this video to demonstrate the extremely dangerous and unpredictable job that our deputies encounter.”
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