Guy's just nailed three cars, which is and he's trying to leave. >> out, bro. Bro, bro, bro. Come over here come over here. >> Get out of the way, bro. Hey, dude, it's okay. It's not the end of the world. >> All right, Jackie. Okay. >> I would love to tell you what's going on in my life, but we just don't have time for that right now. I I can't talk about this right now. I'm sorry, sir. >> Come out with your hands up. Hands up. >> On the night of February 10th, 2022, Orange County deputies were dispatched to a neighborhood in Lake Forest, California after multiple reports of a driver crashing into parked vehicles. At first, it appeared to be a routine traffic incident involving a possibly intoxicated driver, but within minutes, responding officers realized they were dealing with a far more dangerous and unpredictable situation. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> Hi. Uh I want to report like a drunk driver or something. >> street are you on? >> Um okay, hold on. I can't >> All right. 92630. What's happening there? >> Guy just nailed three cars, which is and he's trying to leave. >> Okay. What color or type of car is he in? >> Uh it looks like a black truck. I don't know what kind it is. >> Is it a newer or older model? >> Huh? >> Is it a newer or older model? >> Just two-door. Yeah. >> Okay. All right. And then do you know if anyone was in the car that was hit? Do you know if anyone was in the car that was >> No, I can't see his license plate. It's not going nowhere. That car won't go nowhere. >> Okay. So, you can't see the plate? >> truck. You there? >> Yeah, you can't see the plate? >> No, no. I'm not going up there not unless I got my gun. >> Is he being violent or aggressive? >> No, but he's either drunk or messed up. >> Why do you think that? >> Cuz he ain't getting out of the car and the car ain't movable. He sounded drunk, too. So, I don't know. >> As deputies arrived, they found the driver still inside the disabled pickup truck, but instead of surrendering, he remained barricaded in the vehicle while armed with a knife. What followed was a prolonged standoff as deputies secured the area, kept bystanders at a safe distance, and spent hours trying to convince him to come out peacefully. >> 464 10-33 subject armed with a knife refusing to come out. Stage 91. >> Hey, watch out, bro. Bro, bro. Bro, come over here come over here. >> Get out of the way. Whoa. >> The dispatcher initially mentioned multiple armed subjects, but officers discover only one individual in the driver's seat. He appears disoriented and holds a large knife at his chest. Officers stay back behind a patrol car. >> Hey, man. You're all right. Hey, dude. It's okay. It's not the end of the world. We don't need You're okay. >> HEY, GO INSIDE. GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. THERE'S A GUY WITH A GUN. GET AWAY. GET IN THE [ __ ] HOUSE. >> OUR GUNS OUT. GO AWAY. SIR. >> NO. >> 64 is giving me a male white. It's okay, man. You're not in trouble. >> Sir, get away. We have our guns pointed. We could shoot you. Move away. Hey, it's not the end of the world, dude. Just put the knife down and we can we can we can sort this out, all right? >> 462 getting you >> Just keep talking to him, bro. Keep talking to him. >> Hey, man. It's okay. I'm Deputy What can I do to get you to comply? >> The driver hasn't made any threats yet, but his refusal to leave the vehicle changes the entire response. Officers know very little about the person inside, whether he's intoxicated, suffering a mental health crisis, or preparing to become violent. Until they know more, they have to assume every possibility remains on the table. >> 464 subject still uncooperative inside his vehicle. >> What can I get you to to comply, man? You're doing all right. It's okay. Don't worry about it. You're not in trouble. It's just a car accident. It's an accident. You're not in trouble. We don't want to hurt you. Can you please put the knife down? Put the knife down, please. Sir, what can I get you to do to comply? >> Tell me we can take him to like a mental hospital or anything like that. >> Hey, man, we can get you uh we can take you to a hospital. Okay, do you have friends that you can talk to? We don't want to hurt you, dude. >> Hey, um what's up? I'm thinking we push back, dude. >> Yeah, but if he starts stabbing himself, we won't know, dude. Cuz he's facing the knife to him. If he starts stabbing himself, we got to do something. >> Yeah, but I mean no, we don't. We don't have to do something if he starts stabbing himself. >> We don't want to hurt you, man. >> I don't want to get too far where he books it dude and runs. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We'll hang out here. Let's get less people when the when the unit gets here and we'll give announcements and then we'll push back to the >> The negotiation is buying time, but not necessarily bringing the standoff any closer to an end. As one deputy keeps the suspect talking, others quietly begin discussing how to move forward without escalating the crisis. >> The knife is going to be a black knife with about a 6-in blade. Blade's going to be >> Hey, I'm I'm What's your name? What's your name, my friend? >> Hey, ask what his name is. >> Is your name >> 64 copy. >> Hey, I'm Hey, >> 464 >> and we want >> He's going to be the driver. Just confirmed it. >> What can I do to help you? >> The driver's going to be What's up? It's Deputy man. Hey dude, so we're none of us want to hurt you man, but you got a knife in your hand and it's just a car accident dude. It's not a big deal. Okay, I've been there dude. I've messed up before. It's It's not that big of a deal, but what's going to end up happening is you know, you got a knife and we don't want to hurt you dude and that's really going to be a big deal. We just want to get you out of the car and hey man, and that's it. We don't want to hurt you. We just want to talk to you man, but we can't do that if you have a knife in your hand. >> Investigators would later confirm that the 3-hour standoff revolved around a man who appeared to be in severe emotional distress. In these early moments, deputies are deliberately avoiding confrontation hoping empathy can accomplish what repeated commands cannot. >> You hit a car. You hit a mailbox. It's It's not that big of a deal. We just want to get you out and we go from there, but if you if you have that knife in your hand, you know, unfortunately, we could end up hurting you and that's not what we want to do. Okay, can you drop the knife, please? Okay, you're scaring us with with that knife in your hand man. Okay, none of us want to hurt you like we said. There's better ways to resolve this than than you know, um anyone hurting each other, okay? It's just a car accident. >> This exchange marks a turning point in the negotiation. After repeatedly assuring the suspect that the crash isn't the real issue, deputies finally receive their clearest indication yet that reasoning alone may not be enough to end the standoff peacefully. >> [clears throat] >> Yeah. And like I said >> Obviously. >> Yeah, I don't know what you're going through, man. I'm not going to pretend like I know what you're going through, but I do want to help you, dude. Okay? None of us want >> I really appreciate you not pretending to know what I'm going through. to know what I'M GOING THROUGH. IT'S LIKE I'VE TALKED WITH COPS BEFORE and they pretend that they feel like they know what I'm going through and they're being like, "I know what you're going through." and they don't know. I appreciate you for that. >> Yeah, man. We all go through different things and ultimately we're just here to to get this resolved safely, dude. Okay? I'd love to hear, you know, what's going on in your life, but we need you to put that knife down. >> I would love to tell you what's going on in MY LIFE, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT RIGHT NOW AND I I CAN'T I'M SORRY, SIR. >> OKAY. I We got all the time in the world, brother. All right? We We really do. There's no rush here, okay? We just um what can I do to get you to put that knife down, man? Is there anything I can do to, you know, to to help you out here? >> I would not really >> For a brief moment, it feels as though the negotiation is finally gaining ground. The deputy earns something invaluable in a crisis, trust. But trust alone isn't enough when the person you're speaking to no longer believes there's a path forward. >> a good dude. He just made a mistake. This is a slap on the wrist. >> Yeah, but uh No, if that's going to happen, it's over. >> It's not, brother. I'm telling you, man. I really am. And uh especially at 20 feet, bro. You We This is not over. You have a lot to look forward to, man. And I'm I'm being honest, dude. You You can You You'll be able to go to that concert. It's a It's a It's a ticket, bro. It's a considered a misdemeanor. >> The deputies have done everything they can to slow the pace of the encounter. Ironically, the moment they've been working toward for hours is also the one that leaves them with the least amount of time to react. >> Come out with YOUR HANDS UP. FOLLOW OUR COMMANDS AND YOU'LL BE OKAY. Come out with your HANDS UP. HANDS UP. >> HE'S GOT THE KNIFE. HE'S STILL GOT THE KNIFE. >> COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP. HANDS UP. >> HE'S GOT THE KNIFE. HE'S STILL GOT THE KNIFE. >> CROSSFIRE. >> I got him right here. >> Crossfire. Still on crossfire. >> Drop the knife. >> Drop it. Drop it. I'm going to cuff him up. >> Get this knife out. Get this knife out. Knife out. >> 10-81. >> Okay. I got one. You guys need a knife rack? I got one. >> Hunter Tyce was later pronounced dead after being transported from the scene. In the weeks that followed, investigators reviewed body camera footage, witness statements, and physical evidence to determine whether the deputies' actions complied with California law and department policy. What began as a response to a reported traffic collision ultimately became a fatal officer-involved >> [music] >> ending a 3-hour standoff in less than 10 seconds.