There were two more shootings in Santa Ana yesterday

At about 11:30 PM on Friday October 14th an adult male suspect exited his vehicle and shot at an occupied parked vehicle multiple times, at at 200 N. Lacy, in Santa Ana.

The vehicle was struck multiple times and the female and male passengers were not struck, according to SAPD Case Number 16-27216.

There was also a shooting in Santa Ana’s Delhi neighborhood yesterday at around 3 pm. Witnesses saw a high school kid shot in the abdomen, laying by a scooter off the corner of Orange and Adams.

The SAPD reports that the incident happened at 2500 S. Orange Street, in Santa Ana. Police said that the incident involved a 17 year-old male who was shot multiple times in the upper torso. At the time of the initial investigation he was uncooperative and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was described as a 20 year-old Hispanic and witnesses gave conflicting statements on descriptions and direction of travel.

The shooting on N. Lacy St. occurred in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented by Council Member Michele Martinez. The shooting in the Delhi neighborhood occurred in Ward 1, which is represented by Mayor Pro Tem Vince Sarmiento.

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.
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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