CA man decapitated parents, dog before being shot by deputies, officials say

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- A California antheral is facing charges aft helium allegedly killed his parents and their household canine astatine a location successful San Juan Capistrano.

The victims person been identified arsenic Antoinette Gerdvil, 79, and Ronald Water Gerdvil, 77.

The victims and the canine were mutilated and decapitated by their son, identified arsenic 41-year-old Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, according to officials.

The still-bloody fishy past allegedly attacked a attraction idiosyncratic successful the assemblage and fled connected a play cart.

Deputies caught up to Joseph Gerdvil adjacent a motorcycle way and a confrontation resulted successful him being shot. He was past brought to a section hospital, wherever helium was listed successful unchangeable condition.

Deputies who were sent to the couple's location Tuesday recovered "a horrific scene, which included the decapitated and mutilated bodies of Ronald and Antoinette Gerdvil, arsenic good arsenic a decapitated canine belonging to the joined couple," according to a connection from the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

After Joseph Gerdvil is medically cleared, helium volition beryllium brought to the Orange County Sheriff's jailhouse and booked for 2 counts of homicide, arsenic good arsenic perchance further charges, the OCSD says.

The motive and circumstances down the killings stay nether investigation.