Case 2024-26142 - 06242025_Redacted_Part4

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After making a purchase, they exited the furniture store and proceeded south on Broadway towards the parking structure. Before turning into the parking structure, saw a subject standing at the corner. She described this area as a gap between the furniture store and the parking structure. She described the subject as a male wearing a “hoodie,” sweats or baggy pants and appeared homeless. She was unable to see the suspect’s face because of how he was positioned. She approximated coming within 3 feet of the suspect. What also caught her attention, the subject was holding a long firearm, which was pointed in an upward position above his head. She described it as a long firearm, NFD. Although she did not see ammunition, it appeared the suspect was loading the firearm because he was manipulating the firearm in that fashion. She made eye contact with , who also observed the suspect, and immediately turned the opposite direction to walk away and walked back into the furniture store. said she panicked fearing if they had walked in front of the suspect, he would have shot them. said there was no eye contact or communication with the suspect. Once inside, they told employees of the suspect outside of the store. One of the employees took them to view surveillance video cameras to point out the suspect, but the camera angles did not capture the suspect. Employees proceeded to lock all doors leading into the store as a female employee called the police to report the incident. As the employee was on the phone with the police, heard 5-6 gunshots outside of the store. She remained inside of the store until police arrived and evacuated them. said she did not witness the shooting and only heard the gunshots. said she feared for her safety and believed the suspect was going to shoot the stores and bars in the area. That concluded our contact with Investigation continues… F. Gomez #2706 Author: Gomez, Francisco 2706 BWC NOT Activated Narrative: Narrative Sunday, December 1, 2024 – 1745 hours: Santa Ana Police Department Detective Sergeant M. Lemmon #3174 notified detectives from the Homicide Unit of an officer involved shooting that occurred in the area of 200 N. Broadway in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange and State of California. Sergeant Lemmon requested I respond to the crime scene to assist with the investigation. 1940 hours: I arrived at the southern perimeter of the crime scene. The crime scene was identified by crime scene tape on all sides. Uniformed patrol officers and police vehicles were present to secure the scene, preventing access by vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 2017 hours: I checked in on the crime scene log with Officer A. Carrillo #3424, the designated scene scribe, and entered the crime scene. 2018 hours: Sergeant L. Barragan #2937 conducted a briefing with detectives from the Homicide Unit, SAPD Professional Santa Ana PD 2024-26142 Report by Enriquez, David 3082 86 of 90