Transgender woman shot while walking on Harbor Blvd. early this morning

A transgender woman was shot early this morning at around 3 a.m. as she was walking at the 1100 block of S. Harbor Blvd., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

After the shooting, the victim went to a gas station about a half mile from the scene of the shooting, to report the incident. When the SAPD showed up she eventually became uncooperative but did indicate that the shooter was a man in a gray hat.

The woman is now at a local hospital with wounds described as not life threatening.

The police do not have enough information yet to make a determination if the shooting was a hate crime, according to the SAPD.

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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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