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With regard to the juvenile who was fatally shot yesterday, Irvine Police investigators have determined that a 13-year-old victim and a friend were visiting a juvenile resident at a location on Heathergreen.
In addition to the three teens, a female adult was present inside the home at the time. The suspect arrested in this case, Christian Douglas Yeager, was not home during the incident.
It is believed the gun involved was unsecured, loaded, and resting on a nightstand in plain view within Yeager’s bedroom.
During the investigation, Detectives recovered numerous unsecured firearms from the same bedroom. All weapons recovered were determined to belong to Yeager.
At this time, the Irvine Police do not plan to have any more information to share on this case.
UPDATE #1 – As the result of our ongoing investigation, Christian Douglas Yeager, 56, of Irvine, was arrested and booked at Orange County Jail on the following charges:
- Penal Code 25100(a) – Criminal storage of a firearm
- Penal Code 273a(a) – Child endangerment
ORIGINAL NEWS RELEASE – Irvine, Calif. (March 27, 2025) – Today, at 2:42 p.m., the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority responded to a residence in the area of Heathergreen and Weepingwood regarding a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound.
When the police officers arrived, they found an injured juvenile and immediately began rendering medical aid. Sadly, he died a short time later.
Preliminarily, Detectives believe the injury was self-inflicted. Whether the injury was intentional or accidental remains under investigation. The victim did not live at the residence. Police investigators are trying to understand what occurred before the incident.
The Irvine Police Department is working closely with the Irvine Unified School District and offering support and resources to their students and staff at Southlake Middle School.
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The name of the deceased is being withheld, pending notification to the next of kin. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Steen at rsteen@cityofirvine.org.
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