Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

Another day, another drive-by shooting, as a man was injured in an attack the SAPD believes was gang-related, on Thursday night just after 10:15 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.

The drive-by shooting happened at the intersection of South Birch Street and West Chestnut Ave.

A male victim was shot once.  He was walking in the area when he saw a vehicle that may have been gray in color. He heard the sound of gunshots and felt pain.

Santa Ana Gang News

A witness said that he believed the gunshots came from inside the vehicle in question. The driver sped off afterwards and the car has not been located.

The victim was taken to a local hospital and he is expected to survive his injuries.

The police believe the shooting to be gang-related due to where the incident happened, which was just East of Santa Ana High School, in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented by Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez.

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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.

One thought on “Man injured in drive-by shooting at South Birch and West Chestnut”
  1. Nothing new here, the police came almost ten minutes later all they found was a spent casing the car was silver in color, but i wonder if they believe it was gang related because of the corner where it happened or the city that it happened on?

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