2015-06456 pgs 85 thru 138.Redacted - Copy

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%nta Ana PD 2015-06456: OIS by #3078 Page 3 of 4 tlie left breast, two Santa Ana Police Department patches 011 eitlier shoulder, and the words, "Santa Ana Police" written across the back in white lettering. At approximately 1251 hours, we overlieard a call being dispatclied at 814 S. Cypress regarding a struggle between two individuals over a firearm. Given the circumstances of the call, we begin to travel in the direction of the call for service. The call was updated and the suspect was said to have fled with the firearm in a white truck. Several nearby officers located the truck and a traffic stop was initiated at the intersection of Pine/Main. An officer involved sliooting occuned while we were en route to assist. For more information refer to tl'ie other reports under the same case number. Rather tlian respond to the scene, we responded to the original call for service at 814 S. Cypress in an effort to locate tlie initial victim. As we turned south on Cypress from Bishop, I observed several people with their arms waving over their head in what appeared to be an attempt to get our attention. As I exited our vehicle, I observed two subjects come up to me; one was later identified as Albeito Mendoza and the other as was very animated, yelling frantically and pointing towards Alberto, saying, "He was just shot at!" When I looked at Alberto I could see lie was overwlielmed. He was moving around rapidly and breathing lieavy. His eyes were wide and lie was going from being doubled over to standing strait rip. I iminediately asceitained if Alberto had actually been liit witli any bullets and determined l'ie liad not. I asked him to show me where this altercation occurred and he showed me to the parking lot/alley just soutli of the apartment complex at 814 S. Cypress. This alley way is an east/west alley way whicli runs from Cypress to Main Street. Towards the east end which opens onto Cypress there is parking available for vehicles on the noitli side, presumably overflow parking for the apartments. On the west poition of tlie alley are businesses on the north side and a restaurant on the soutli side. An additional alley way intersects to form a "T." This delineates tlie restaurant on the west witl'i the residences on tlie east. According to Alberto, it was in this alley where liis altercation with the suspect took place. However, tlie altercation was fluid and led to the eastern portion of the alley way as well. After speaking with Albeito, I learned he liad been involved in a physical altercation witli a suspect wl'iom lie identified as Benito Osorio. This physical altercation resulted in Osorio using a lian described as be' a silver in color semi-automatic ssib a.45 caliber to shoot one time at Alberto. Osorio then fled the scene in a wliite Toyota Tacoma. For more information, refer to the detective's supplemental repoit under the same case nui'nber. During an area search, I came upon again. I asked her if slie knew either the victim or tlie suspect and she told me she did. I asked her who she knew and she said, "Him." As she did tliis, she pointed to Alberto wlio was standing next to my police unit with Cpl. Mendoza #2934. I asked lier how slie knew him and she told me he was her friend of two years. She further explained to me slie liad met him because lie owns the nearby taco truck. I asked her if she saw wliat happened and slie said, "No." I asked her if she knew the otl'ier man involved in the altercation and slie said, "No." I asked lier again if slie laiew tlie other man given her reaction upon my initial anival and lier interactions witli Alberto which I l'iad observed. This time she told me, "I am not going to lie, I knew liim." I asked her wliat his name was and she told me, "Benito Osorio." I asked her liow slie knew liin'i and she said, " I asked her some clarifying questions Itried to fiutlier determine the extent of the relationship between Osorio aiid but slie was evasive in l'ier ai'iswers. I http://ir2stg/Repoit.aspx?RecordType=Officer&RecordID =l0050&Action =Edit&FcnE... 3/11/2015