SoCal man allegedly decapitates parents, dog at mobile home park
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A man from southern California has been apprehended for allegedly decapitating his parents and their dog.
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic call at a mobile home in San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday. Upon arrival, cops found the dead bodies of Ronald Walter Gerdvil, 77, Antoinette Gerdvil, 79, and their dog.
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All three had reportedly been decapitated.
Police described the scene as “horrific,” as reported by news outlet FOX 11.
Soon after the discovery of the bodies, cops also learned that a “bloody male” was allegedly chasing a maintenance worker from a mobile home park and stole a golf cart.
The suspect, Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, was allegedly found later in the golf cart near the exit of a bicycle trail. He was reportedly shot at by an officer and was struck multiple times by bullets.
Gerdvil was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition.
A neighbour told FOX 11 Gerdvil was reportedly fighting with his father the morning before the deadly attack.
Another neighbour claimed the suspect had a drug issue and was living with his parents.
The suspect will be booked on two counts of homicide upon hospital release, police say.
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