Drive by shooting a block from Santa Ana High School injures an 18-year-old male

An 18-year-old Latino was shot on Saturday night, at around 8:38 pm, in the 300 block of South Birch St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.  The SAPD described the incident as a possible drive-by shooting.

SAPD police officers found the victim in an alley and he was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where he was in stable condition.

The victim was shot twice in the leg and as you might expect he did not cooperate with SAPD investigators.  He refused to give them any information.

Witnesses said that there were somewhere between five and seven gunshots and they also saw a red pickup truck leave the scene.

No one else was injured. The police have no clue who the shooter is and are investigating.

The alleged drive by shooting happened a block east of Santa Ana High School, three blocks south of the CSUF Grand Central Arts Center in DTSA and three blocks southwest of Original Mike’s.  This shooting took place in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented by Council Member Michele Martinez.

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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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