Two more shootings in Santa Ana reported since last Friday

On Friday, March 3 at about 10 p.m. several residents called in reports of a shooting in the area of 1200 West Brook Street. When officers arrived they located evidence of a shooting but all involved were gone, according to SAPD Case # 17-05818.

This shooting happened northeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Santa Ana’s Ward 4, which is represented by Councilman David Benavides.

On Monday, March 6 at about 1 AM officers responded to the area of 1800 West McFadden reference a shooting that just occurred. Officers located a male Hispanic with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive according to SAPD Case # 17-05995.

This shooting happened just east of Jerome Park in Santa Ana’s Santa Ana’s Ward 4, which is represented by Councilman David Benavides.

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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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