Man Brandishes Firearm While Riding Shotgun

Pedestrians and drivers spotted a man in Rancho Santa Margarita apparently brandishing a weapon from the passenger seat of the car he was in.

According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, a couple of witnesses saw the man in a Honda two-door coupe that was believed to be silver or gray.

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One witness, in another vehicle, indicated the man was riding shotgun with a shotgun and pointing it out the window while headed westbound on Santa Margarita Parkway from Plano Trabuco. The suspect was originally seen at the corner of Plano Trabuco and Trabuco Canyon Road.

A second witness said the man pointed the gun at him, but it was a smaller black handgun, possibly a .22 caliber weapon. The suspects disappeared into an unknown apartment. They were described as being in their 20s or younger; one was described as heavyset with glasses.

The original call was made Saturday, 2:55 p.m., from Plano Trabuco and Santa Margarita Parkway. 

This report was culled from the Orange County Sheriff's website. Not all facts in each report are made public; the outcome of the report and its actual facts may differ from the original blotter item. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.