A 40-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man who had apparently stabbed himself several time was shot dead by an Orange County sheriff's deputy Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
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Deputies were called to the residence at 28 Paseo Viento, Rancho Santa Margarita, around 2:10 p.m. about someone trying to commit suicide, says Lt. Jeff Hallock, the sheriff's spokesman.
When deputies entered the home, they found a man suffering multiple self-inflicted stab wounds, a confrontation ensued with him and a deputy-involved shooting occurred, Hallock says.
The shooting victim, identified as Alec Ouzounian, was taken by paramedics to a local hospital where he later died, says Hallock, who adds no deputies were injured in the incident.
The Orange County District Attorney's office is investigating the shooting, as is protocol.
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