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ANAHEIM, Calif. (December 24, 2020) – On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, just after 1:30 pm, Anaheim Police Department Officers responded to the 2000 block of E. Via Burton Street regarding a shooting.

The victim, 23-year-old Mathew David Rawson of Costa Mesa was discovered by officers suffering from at least one gunshot wound and he was transported to a local area hospital where he died of his injuries.

Anaheim Police Homicide Detectives took over the investigation and identified 23-year-old Gilbert Fred Falgo of Hesperia as the suspect of the shooting. On December 23, 2020, at about 1 pm, Falgo was located by Anaheim Police Investigators, in Hesperia and arrested for the murder of Rawson. A handgun was recovered during Falgo’s arrest.

Detectives are not releasing the motive for the shooting or relationship between the subjects involved. Falgo is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

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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.

By Art Pedroza

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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