Garden Grove officer-involved shooting: Man accused of stabbing 18-year-old relative shot, killed by police

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Sunday, May 19, 2019
Man in Garden Grove shot, killed by police after allegedly stabbing relative
A man who allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old relative was shot and killed by police in Garden Grove early Saturday morning.

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 20-year old man who allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old relative was shot and killed by police in Garden Grove early Saturday morning.

The shooting occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on the 12100 block of Wilken Way.

Officers responded to reports of a suicidal man armed with a knife who had just stabbed a woman.

As officers approached, an officer-involved shooting occurred.

Andrew Meza was shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say a knife was recovered.

The woman who'd been stabbed, an 18-year-old relative, was hospitalized in stable condition.

The incident is under investigation.