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Santa Ana PD 2015-06456: Supplemental Report by #2408 Page 3 of 3 <br />parking lot, he saw a male he identified as Benito. He la'iew Benito from a previous contact with hin'i. <br />Albeito explained he lias a friend identified as Recently, <br /> lias been telling Alberto that Benito lias been bothering lier <br /> <br /> Alberto said that approxiinately two weeks ago, he drove by a motel in the <br />area of Main and MacAithur Streets, Santa Ana, and saw Benito's wl'iite truck in the parking lot. <br />Alberto called o respond and identify the truck as belong to Benito. When she contumed it <br />was his truck, they knocked on his motel room and spoke with him. A <br /> A <br />Today, Benito called him to liim as soon as they saw eacli other. Alberto said Benito had his truck <br />parked in the middle of the parking lot, facing westborind towards Main Street. Alberto parked lffs SUV <br />and walked towards Benito. Benito was standing next to the driver's side door, which was open. As <br />soon as Alberto was within several feet of Benito, Benito retrieved a chrome semi-aritomatic handgun <br />from the interior of the cab. Benito pointed the handgun at Albeito <br /> Benito ordered Alberto at gtuipoiiit to get into his truck. <br />Alberto refused becarise he knew Benito wo'i'ild kill him. <br />Benito continued to insist Alberto enter his truck and after continriing to refuse, Benito grabbed l by <br />the arm. Alberto, believing lie would be killed, began to physically struggle witli Benito. During the <br />struggle, a ror'tnd fired from tlie handgun. Albeito was able to eventually pin Benito against a brick wall <br />and then made a run for it. Albeito said Benito kept telling him to let go of lffm. Alberto refused, <br />fearing Benito would slioot him. Alberto then began to tire and decided to run in a zig-zag pattern <br />towards Cypress Street, expecting to be sliot at. Benito never sliot at Albeito but got into his truck and <br />drove northbound on Main Street. <br />Albeito did not ki'iow what happened after Benito left the parking lot. Alberto waited for the police to <br />airive to make a statement. Albeito <br />Officers responding to the incident contacted before she left the scene. <br />Det. Cpl. L. Rodriguez #2408 <br />CAP/Homicide <br />http://ir2/Repoit.aspx?action=editreport&reportid=550000000000262809&userid=397 3/19/2015