Case 2024-26142 - 06242025_Redacted_Part3

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· (Security Guard for Artist Village Apartments) NARRATIVE: Sunday, December 1, 2024 – 1738 hours: Detective Sergeant M. Lemmon #3174 notified me of an officer-involved shooting that had just occurred in the area of Broadway and 2nd Street in Santa Ana. Detective Lemmon requested I respond and assist with the investigation. 1841 hours: I arrived near the scene and staged at the northeast parking lot of 1st Street and Broadway. The crime scene was identified by crime scene tape on all sides. Uniformed patrol officers and marked police vehicles were present to secure the scene, preventing vehicular and pedestrian traffic access. 2017 hours: I checked into the scene with Officer A. Carrillo #3424. 2018 hours: Sergeant L. Barragan #2937 briefed Detectives from the Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Unit, Inspectors from the Santa Ana Police Department Professional Standards Unit, and Investigators California Department of Justice on the initial investigation by patrol officers. Sergeant Barragan said that on 12/01/24, at approximately 1708 hours, the Santa Ana Police Communications Center received a phone call from a subject in the area armed with a shotgun. Officers arrived in the area but were unable to locate anyone matching the description provided by the calling party. At approximately 1732 hours, an additional caller advised a male was loading a rifle in the area of 116 N. Broadway. At approximately 1733 hours, Officer I. Ibarra #3178 and Officer L. Casillas # 3755 located a subject, later identified as , who matched the description previously provided by the calling parties. Officer Casillas and Officer Ibarra contacted , who was standing along the western sidewalk of Broadway, between 1st Street and 2nd Street. During the contact with , an Officer Involved Shooting occurred. was transported to OC Global Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased by Dr. at 1826 hours. Santa Ana Police Officers canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage. Refer to the attached supplemental reports for further details on witness statements and surveillance footage obtained from the area of the incident. 2043 hours: Sergeant Barragan concluded the briefing. I walked the exterior of the scene, which was located near the eastern driveway entrance to 300 W. 2nd Street (Artists Village Apartments) and extended to the southbound traffic lanes of Broadway. The apartment complex had an open driveway entrance that led to a first-floor parking area. Three additional floors were above the first-floor parking lot. There were additional apartments with eastern-facing windows that provided an overhead view of the scene. I was tasked with canvassing 300 W. 2nd Street and contacting the eastern-facing apartments that looked onto Broadway with Department of Justice Special Agent M. Beavers, hereafter referred to as SA Beavers. 2142 hours: SA Beavers and I contacted , who resided in apartment . recalled that sometime after 1700 hours, he was inside his office, which had windows that provided a view of Broadway. heard a loud commotion coming outside. later heard approximately ten gunshots over three to four seconds. looked outside his window and saw police cars with their emergency lights and sirens on. Due to the angle from his window, saw officers directing their attention to the area near the garage entrance. The officers appeared to be holding firearms at the time. was unable to see who the officers were addressing near the garage entrance, and he had no further information. SA Beavers and I spoke with girlfriend, who also resided in apartment # . was in a separate room and heard approximately five gunshots outside. heard sirens in the area and later looked outside Santa Ana PD 2024-26142 Report by Enriquez, David 3082 71 of 90