Police Files

Male acting strangely shot and killed by occupant after reportedly entering home in early morning hours

Yesterday morning, Aug. 26, at approximately 4:13 a.m., Newport Beach Police were called regarding a male subject who was reportedly suffering from mental health and/or possibly under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Police were directed to the area of Indus Street and Redlands Drive, located in a neighborhood area west of the 73 Freeway, between Santa Ana Country Club and Newport Beach Golf Course, in the Santa Ana Heights area.

While officers were responding to the call, the male subject reportedly forcibly entered a nearby residence and was subsequently shot by an occupant. The subject was found deceased at the scene when the police arrived.

Newport Beach Police Detectives and Crime Scene Investigation personnel are conducting an active homicide investigation. 

The identification of the deceased is still ongoing and will be released by the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner’s office.

The preliminary investigation indicates that this was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing community threat to public safety.