Authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing at the home of actor Ron Ely, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office received a call of a family dispute at the actor’s home in Hope Ranch, California, on the night of Oct. 15, Lt. Erik Raney told CNN.
When deputies arrived, they found an elderly woman dead from apparent stab wounds, Raney said.
The victim’s husband, whose speech was impeded because of a medical condition, said that another family member was involved in the stabbing, Raney said.
Deputies searched the property and found the suspect. The suspect threatened deputies, who then fired shots and took the suspect down, Raney said.
The suspect was killed in the confrontation, according to KSBY.
The Santa Barbara police department said on Twitter they are “actively working a possible homicide in the 4100 block of Mariposa in Hope Ranch.”
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is actively working a possible homicide in the 4100 block of Mariposa in Hope Ranch. PIO is en route. Updates to follow as they become available.
— SB Sheriff’s Office (@sbsheriff) October 16, 2019
Police have not released the identities of the people in the home or information on a possible motive.
Authorities told news outlets they remained on scene overnight and will update information on the investigation as soon as they become available.
Ely, 81, is an actor and novelist best known for playing the lead character in the 1960s television series “Tarzan,” and for playing the title role in “Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.”
NTD staff contributed to this report.
