A gang-related shooting injured a victim early this morning in Santa Ana

An unidentified Santa Ana resident was shot and injured very early today at the 1300 block of West First Street, hear S. Bristol St., according to the O.C. Register.

SAPD police officers showed up at the scene at about 1:30 a.m. after they received calls about a shooting. They found the victim alive with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to the SAPD.

The victim ended up being treated at a local hospital and he is expected to survive.

SAPD police investigators believe that this shooting is gang-related. They also believe that the shooting may have actually taken place a street away from where the victim was found, at the 1300 block of West First Street.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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