Yet another shooting reported today on S. Townsend, near Jerome Park

Yet another shooting in Santa Ana has been reported. This one occurred early this morning at approximately 3 a.m., in the 800 S. Townsend block.

The victim reported hearing several shots fired in the immediate area. He later discovered a bullet hole in his bedroom window.

Santa Ana police officers conducted an area check and located several shell casings in the street of various calibers.

This is the third shooting we have reported since inexperienced and ineffective SAPD Police Chief Carlos Rojas issued a lame puff piece to the press yesterday, falsely claiming that crime has gone down on his watch.

This shooting happened near Jerome Park, in Santa Ana’s Ward 4, which is represented by Council Member David Benavides.

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.

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