Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

An unidentified man was shot twice and critically injured in Santa Ana on Tuesday evening, according to the O.C. Register.

The shooting apparently happened at around 6:30 p.m. at the 1300 block of South Bristol Street, according to the SAPD.

A man in his 30s was found by SAPD police officers sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with two gunshots wounds to his upper body.

Our readers reported that the SAPD closed Bristol between Wilshire and Edinger.

The police indicated that the victim was wounded in a car-to-car shooting. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

The police did not issue a description of the suspect or his vehicle. No one was arrested. The police were also not sure if the attack was gang-related.

The shooting happened just north of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana’s Ward 4, which is represented by Councilman David Benavides.

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Art Pedroza Editor
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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