An Anaheim man was fatally shot at an apartment

ANAHEIM, Calif. (January 24, 2024) – Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was shot and killed, according to the Anaheim Police Department.

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at approximately 3:17 a.m., Anaheim Police Dispatch received a report of a shooting at the 200 block of E. Wakefield Ave.

Anaheim Police Officers and personnel from Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to the scene and located a 49-year-old Anaheim man, Marcy Aguilar, who collapsed on the porch of an apartment. Aguilar was suffering from at least one (1) gunshot wound. Aguilar was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about Aguilar or the circumstances surrounding his death to contact the Anaheim Police Department at 714-765-1900 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.

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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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