SAPD detectives are investigating a homicide at the 1900 Block of South Grand Avenue

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 3:40 PM, SAPD Communications received a 9-1-1 call from a passerby reporting there was a male down on the east sidewalk at 1900 S. Grand Avenue, bleeding heavily from his head. 

Orange County Fire Authority responded and transported the subject to a local hospital in critical condition.  Medical staff declared the subject brain dead and placed him on life support, awaiting positive identification and notification to family members.
 
The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently being investigated. Detectives are attempting to identify and locate any witnesses who can shed light on this incident. 
 
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call SAPD Homicide Section Detectives at (714) 245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS. 
 

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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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