Disabled Man Found Fatally Stabbed in Irvine Home

The possible suspect, a former caregiver of the victim, was later shot and killed by police in Irvine the same day.

Orange County law enforcement agencies work together in arresting a suspect in Newport Beach in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—A disabled man was fatally stabbed by a former caregiver, who was later shot and killed by police in Irvine Aug. 5, police said.

A caregiver called police about 2:15 a.m. when he found 38-year-old John Alexander Bash III—who was paralyzed and relied on a wheelchair—bloodied and unconscious, police said.