SAPD detectives have identified a 17-year old stabbing victim from Tustin

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Detectives Identify 17 Year Old Victim In Stabbing Death

Victim/Deceased: Jesus Daniel Flores (17) Tustin

On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 12:51 PM, SAPD Officers responded to a report of a stabbing, which occurred in the riverbed at 1st Street west of Fairview Street. The Officers discovered a 17-year old male suffering a stab wound to his upper torso. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 1:32 PM.

Preliminary reports indicate the victim, Jesus Daniel Flores, became involved in an altercation with two unidentified males at, or near, a homeless encampment under the riverbed overpass. The cause of the altercation is unknown at this time. Homicide Detectives are currently investigating and requesting the public’s assistance.

Anyone with information should call the Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Unit 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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