Two teens shot in gang shooting just west of Santa Ana, in Garden Grove

A gang-related shooting took place on Friday afternoon at about 2:18 p.m. just a few blocks west of Santa Ana, at the 12600 block of Keel Avenue, in Garden Grove, according to the O.C. Register.

The Garden Grove Police Department responded to the shooting, at an apartment complex after a caller told them that two people had been shot.  The police officers found the victims in the complex, near the playground.

One of the victims was declared dead at the scene and the other ended up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound in his upper arm.

The victims were teenagers but the police did not reveal their exact ages or names.

The area of the shooting is surrounded by two-story apartment buildings and several mobile home communities.

The police did not report any suspects.

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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