Julie Family visited her friend's home in Scripps Ranch on Wednesday, leaving flowers in his memory, with tears in her eyes.

CBS 8's helicopter flew above the incident, which included several police vehicles and showed the man waving the gun around ...

At one point in the standoff, the man could be seen pointing the weapon, but it was not clear at what or at whom.

The 27-year-old victim was buried under dirt and debris after the collapse of a 17-foot channel dug for a pipe project.