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ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER 1071 W. SANTA ANA BLVD. SANTA ANA, CA 92703 CORONER'S INVESTIGATION REPORT MERCADO SEGURA, Miguel A. 20-00372-MM PAGE: 1 On 01/21/2020 at 0104 hours Deputy Coroner P. Hoag received a call from UCI Medical Center ER RN, Izzy Hiebert, who was reporting a multiple gunshot wound death. The decedent was brought in from Fountain Valley with 12 gunshot wounds. He was in full arrest and they took over CPR from paramedics. He was intubated, given blood, bilateral chest tubes, and ACLS drugs but there was no change and he was pronounced dead in the ER. FVPD is in the ER. On 1/21/20 at 0111 hours Deputy Hoag spoke with FVPD Officer, Shook, and he told him SAPD was conducting an arrest in Fountain Valley and officers shot the decedent. He didn't know much more information and detectives were enroute to the hospital. Hoag gave him the case number and a call back number. On 1/21/20 at 0116 hours Deputy Hoag called SAPD and spoke with W/C Alvarez who told him SAPD officers were involved in the shooting but it happened in Fountain Valley so FVPD was handling the call. He had already spoke with OCDA. Brad Tanner, and he was aware of the death and the OIS. On 1/21/20 at 0123 hours Deputy Hoag received a call from OCDA, Brian Tanner, and he told him he and his investigators were just arriving at FVPD for a brieling. He had already called Criminalist, Corrie Maggay, and she will be responding to the hospital in approx. 1 hour. He will send an investigator to the hospital after the brieling. On 01/21/2020 at 0148 hours, Deputy Hoag received a call from Andrew Hayes with the OCCL who stated Criminalisl C. Maggay is on her way to the lab and they will leave together. He estimates a 30 minute eta. Hoag asked that he call us when they arc leaving the crime lab so that we may drive to the hospital as well; he agreed. On 01/21/2020 at 0215 hours, this case was assigned to me by Coroner Watch Commander E. Arellano. Deputy Hoag advised me that the OCCL Criminalist and ID Tech were enroute to the hospital. FVPD had the decedent's name but it was unavailable al the time of my response to the hospital at 0233 hours. I arrived at the hospital at 0245 hours and met with FVPD Oflicer Shook, FVPD Detective Kim Holmes and OCDA Carlos Gonzales. Shortly after arrival, Orange County Crime Lab Criminalist Corrie Maggay and ID Technician Andrew Hayes arrived. A group brieling was held by OCDA Gonzales. Based on the preliminary investigation, subject to change, the decedent Jived with his parents at 10304 La Hacienda Avenue #J5 in Fountain Valley. Earlier this evening Santa Ana Police Ofliccrs responded to the address to attempt to serve a warrant on the decedent. Officers made contact with the decedent and at some point, an officer involved shooting ensued and as a result, the decedent was shot multiple times, possibly by two officers. The decedent's parents were present and witnessed the event; both arc currently al Fountain Valley Police Department being interviewed. Both parents arc Spanish speaking only and have also been notified of the death by detectives who arc interviewing them. The decedent was identified as MERCADO-SEGURA, Miguel (11/09/1988). Orange County District Auorncy's Office and Fountain Valley Police department will allcnd the autopsy. For the purpose of identification, I contacted Coroner Watch Commander Arellano and requested she run the decedent for a DMV photo with the name and date of birth provided by OCDA Gonzales. Arellano sent the result 10 my cell phone. I proceeded to Observation Room # 17 where I identified the decedent via visual comparison to his DMV driver's license. I observed the decedent nude and laying supine on a gurney. Medical intervention included an endotracheal tube, EKG/AED pads on the upper chest, bilateral chest tubes, right antecubital fossa intravenous line left central line, bilateral tibia intraosseous lines and left forefinger pulse oximeter. On the floor next to the gurney was a paper bag with the decedent's clothing. I took several digital photos alongside ID Tech Hayes. Criminalist Maggay examined the decedent's hands and was unable to take any swabs or fingernail scrapings due to his hands being too bloody. Maggay said ii was not necessary to bag the decedent's hands. Several gunshot wounds were observed below his right breast, right side just under his arm pit, lower right groin above his pubic area, right side upper hack, lower middle back and 5 grouped shots on his right bullock. I proceeded to the body examination and palpated no trauma to his head. The sclera were clear and firm to the touch. I observed no oral trauma inside or out and rigor mortis was forming in his neck. There was no other trauma visible or palpated. I placed an