Yet another gang related shooting happened last night, near Willard Intermediate School

Is Santa Ana on the verge of a gang war?  Yet another shooting took place last night, on Thursday, when a man was shot in the legs by a rival gang member, according to the O.C. Register.

SAPD officers responded at around 7:30 pm, to the corner of North Durant and 15th Streets, where the man had been injured while he was riding a bicycle.

Apparently the man looked at another fellow, who was across the street.  That other man turned out to be a member of some other gang.  He pulled out a gun and shot several times at the man on the bike, who tried to get away.

The man took a bullet in each leg and is expected to survive. One of the bullets also hit a parked car.

The shooter got away.  No names have been revealed by the SAPD.

And our City Council appears to continue to be asleep at the wheel.

This incident happened a mile from the SAPD’s headquarters, a block away from Willard Intermediate School, in Santa Ana’s Ward 2, which is represented on the Santa Ana City Council by Councilwoman Michele Martinez.

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.

See Full Bio