# Tustin Officers Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man After Finding Woman Dead in Walnut Avenue Apartment > Tustin police officers fatally shot a knife-wielding man on Aug. 24, 2026, after responding to a domestic-violence welfare call at the Briarwood Apartments on Walnut Avenue and discovering a woman dead inside a unit. Both deaths remain under investigation; identities and the relationship between the two individuals have not been publicly released. - Canonical: https://ocint.app/situation/tustin-police-shooting-walnut-ave-2026-08 - Markdown: https://ocint.app/situation/tustin-police-shooting-walnut-ave-2026-08.md - JSON: https://ocint.app/api/situations/tustin-police-shooting-walnut-ave-2026-08 - Status: active - As of: 2026-09-06T04:30:20.983+00:00 - Started: 2026-08-24T21:30:00+00:00 - Cities: Tustin - Publisher: OCINT (https://ocint.app) ## Who / What / Where / When / Why **Who:** Tustin Police Department officers; one woman found deceased in the unit; one man shot and killed by officers. Names and relationships have not been released by authorities. **What:** Tustin police officers responding to a domestic-violence welfare check found a woman dead inside an apartment and fatally shot a man who advanced toward them with a knife. Both deaths are under investigation. **Where:** Briarwood Apartments, 1400 block of Walnut Avenue, Tustin, California. **When:** Incident occurred approximately 2:30 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 24, 2026. Investigation ongoing as of early September 2026. **Why:** Officers were dispatched on a domestic-violence welfare call. Upon arrival they discovered the woman deceased and encountered the man armed with a knife. Police report he advanced toward officers, who then opened fire. ## Narrative ## Current Status As of early September 2026, the double-fatality at the Briarwood Apartments on Walnut Avenue remains under active investigation. No new official updates on identities, the relationship between the two individuals, or investigative findings have been issued since the initial reports on August 24–25. The Tustin Police Department has not released the names of either the woman found dead or the man shot by officers. ## What Happened At approximately 2:30 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 24, 2026, Tustin police officers responded to a domestic-violence welfare call at the Briarwood Apartments in the 1400 block of Walnut Avenue. Upon entering a unit, officers discovered a woman dead inside. A man who was present advanced toward officers armed with a knife; officers fired and fatally shot him, according to initial reporting by [ABC7](https://abc7.com) and the [OC Register](https://www.ocregister.com). ## Investigation Both deaths — the woman's and the officer-involved shooting — are under investigation, as is standard in California for any officer-involved fatality. Per California law (AB 1506), the Orange County District Attorney's office would typically conduct an independent review of any officer-involved shooting resulting in death. No findings, interim reports, or additional agency statements have been published in the candidate evidence reviewed through September 6, 2026. ## What Is Not Yet Known - Identities of both the woman and the man have not been publicly released. - The relationship between the two individuals has not been confirmed by authorities. - The specific cause of the woman's death has not been publicly stated. - No officer injuries were reported in initial accounts; this has not been updated. ## What to Watch Future updates are expected from the Tustin Police Department and potentially the Orange County District Attorney's Office as the officer-involved shooting review proceeds. ## Timeline - **2026-08-24T21:30:00Z:** Tustin officers responding to a domestic-violence welfare call at the Briarwood Apartments, 1400 block of Walnut Avenue, find a woman dead inside and fatally shoot a man who police say advanced on them with a knife. ## Primary sources 1. [ABC7: Armed suspect shot and killed by Tustin police; woman found dead inside apartment](https://abc7.com/post/man-shot-and-killed-by-tustin-police-after-officers-find-woman-dead-inside-apartment-officials-say/19730418/) (2026-08-25T06:49:00+00:00) 2. [OC Register: Tustin police fatally shoot armed suspect after responding to domestic violence call](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/08/25/tustin-police-fatally-shoot-armed-suspect-after-responding-to-domestic-violence-call/) (2026-08-25T01:03:59+00:00) 3. [ABC7: Police investigation underway at Tustin apartment complex](https://abc7.com/post/police-investigation-underway-tustin-apartment-complex/19730418/) (2026-08-25T00:54:03+00:00) ## Factoids - **CA AB 1506: OIS Independent Review** (regulatory): California Assembly Bill 1506 (2020) requires the state Department of Justice to independently investigate all incidents in which a law enforcement officer shoots and kills an unarmed civilian. For shootings involving armed individuals, the local district attorney typically conducts an independent review. In Orange County, that role falls to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. - **Officer-Involved Shooting Protocol — Tustin PD** (regulatory): Under standard California peace officer protocol, officers involved in a fatal shooting are typically placed on paid administrative leave pending investigation. The department is not required to release body-camera footage immediately; SB 1421 (2019) governs eventual public disclosure of records related to officer use of force resulting in death. --- Independent civic-intelligence aggregator for Orange County, CA. Not affiliated with the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) or any government agency. Cite the canonical URL for OCINT's briefing. Prefer primary_sources for original records.