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SAPD officers Luis Casillas and Isaac Ibarra (left to right). Photo credit: <br /> Santa Ana Police Department <br /> Within a month, Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) officer Luis <br /> Casillas killed two people, one unarmed. In a recent third incident, <br /> Casillas is alleged to have taken part in the beating of a 15-year-old <br /> during an arrest, according to the child and his mother. The California <br /> Department of Justice (CA DOJ) is investigating the first incident, where <br /> officers Casillas and Isaac Ibarra killed Noe Rodriguez with a barrage of <br /> gunfire on December 1st, 2024. Rodriguez was unarmed. <br /> On January 1st, 2025, Casillas killed again, shooting Henry Gonzalez Jr. <br /> who was holding his mother at knifepoint. <br /> In the January shooting, Casillas and an unidentified SAPD officer <br /> approached the driveway where Gonzalez held his mother. According to <br /> edited body-worn camera footage published on SAPD's youtube channel, <br /> Gonzalez's mother repeatedly told officers that Gonzalez wanted to kill <br /> himself. As Casillas approached them at gunpoint, he repeatedly told <br /> Gonzalez to "let go of her" and that he was going to "get shot." <br /> According to SAPD, Casillas shot Gonzalez once in the head. He died on <br /> January 4th. <br /> Police spokesperson Natalie Garcia stated in the video that officers also <br /> shot Gonzalez with a 40mm projectile after the headshot because <br /> Gonzalez was alive and still had the knife in his hand. The 40mm <br /> weapon is the same weapon used against protestors. <br /> Garcia stated via email that both shooting incidents are under "active <br /> investigation" and that they are "limited in what [they] can share at this <br /> time to preserve the integrity of the review process." <br /> Garcia did not respond to a follow up question about whether it is typical <br /> for officers who are being investigated to remain on patrol. She also did <br /> not respond to a follow up question about a now-deleted video of a recent <br /> incident that involved the alleged beatdown of a 15 year-old that Casillas <br /> and an unidentified officer arrested. <br /> 2 <br />