Orange County authorities recently shared new details on Tuesday's harrowing incident in San Juan Capistrano, where Joseph Brandon Gervil, 41, is accused of the decapitations of his parents and the family's chihuahua, as reported by CBS Los Angeles. The deceased victims have been identified as Antoinette Gerdvil, 79, and Ronald Walter Gerdvil, 77, who were found in their home at the San Juan Mobile Estates following reports of a domestic assault.
After the gruesome discovery at around 7:30 a.m., reports emerged of Gervil, covered in blood, engaging in aggressive behavior and it was then when deputies received a subsequent report that a man matching that description was chasing a maintenance worker across the neighborhood, a bloody scene that unfolded in a mere few minutes after the initial welfare check at the family's residence. This led to a law enforcement shooting near Calle Arroyo and a nearby bike trail, where Gervil was wounded and then transported to a hospital where he remains in stable condition, according to KTLA.
OCSD Sergeant Matthew Parrish detailed the intense search for Gervil stating, "Our dispatchers updated them that there was a bloody male chasing a maintenance worker in that same neighborhood," and "The deputies immediately started looking for that male. A short time later that person was located near Calle Arroyo and a bike trail, shortly after that person was located an officer-involved shooting occurred." as obtained by CBS Los Angeles.
Those with information on the killings or the deputy-involved shooting are encouraged to reach out to the Orange County Sheriff's Department at (714) 647-7000 or proffer tips anonymously through the Orange County Crime Stoppers at their website or by calling (855) 847-6227. The Orange County District Attorney's Office is also accepting calls regarding the deputy shooting at (714) 834-3600.
