Fatal shooting at the Hidalgo Pool Hall

The Santa Ana Police Department is investigating a shooting death that happened at 1808 W 4th St.

Officers responded to a report of shooting inside the Hidalgo Poll Hall 1808 W. 4th St. When they arrived on scene they located the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Santa Ana police Cmdr. Eric Paulson said the victim, a Hispanic man in his 30s, was shot multiple times at Hidalgo Pool Hall at 1808 West 4th St. around 1:20 a.m. and died at the scene, according to the FV Patch.

Later the same morning, police announced that two people were arrested in connection with the shooting. One was believed to be the shooter and the other an accomplice, police said, according to NBC.

Motivation for the shooting has yet to be determined and police are continuing to investigate, according to the OC Register.

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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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