The bloody start to Santa Ana’s New Year continued on Friday, Jan. 20, with two more shootings.
At 3 p.m. a witness reported seeing a male pedestrian talking with a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped at around 719 East First Street, in Santa Ana. Then the pedestrian pulled out a handgun and he fired at the vehicle as it took off. The vehicle was damaged by the gunshot.
Later on Friday night, at about 9 p.m., SAPD police officers were sent to a local hospital to contact a victim that was shot to the upper torso and was in critical condition.
The victim was walking in the area of 1300 South Magnolia when he was shot and a suspect(s) was seen running away, according to SAPD Case Number 17-019123.
Both of these shootings happened in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented by Councilwoman Michele Martinez.
