OIS2023-0003 Supplemental Preface Report - Stan Berry_Redacted

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OCDA Personnel:Berry, Stan 235 Involvement:Reporting 4/12/2023 OCDA Personnel:Berry, Stan 235 Involvement:Approving 4/12/2023 toward the back of his vehicle or the front of the police vehicle. At 6:41 PM, the officers advised over their police radio that an officer-involved shooting (998) occurred. They also advised that the MELGAREJO ran north on South Rosewood Avenue and then east on West Myrtle Street, along with a clothing description. Due to there being a passenger in the GMC, later identified as , the officers requested assistance at the scene and in the area to locate MELGAREJO. Officers arrived and located MELGAREJO near 437 South Shelton Street with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers rendered aid until paramedics with the Orange County Fire Authority arrive. The paramedics arrived on scene, treated MELGAREJO for multiple gunshot wounds and transported him to Orange County Global Medical Center (OCGMC) with non-life-threatening injuries. The two shooting officers were wearing activated body-worn cameras (BWC) during the shooting, and captured variations of the incident. During the preliminary briefing and investigation, it was learned that several canvass witnesses heard two volleys of gunfire but at two different locations. One group of shots were heard at the OIS location and the other was heard near the area where MELGAREJO was located. Eventually a civilian witness told officers that her Ring video captured a vehicle stopping where MELGAREJO was located, and two males got out of a vehicle and fired multiple gunshots at MELGAREJO. Officers canvassed the area where MELGAREJO was located and found ten .45 caliber casings and one 9 mm casing. The officers did not provide a voluntary statement. During the officer processing it was learned that both officers had 9 mm handguns. It is believed that Officer COFER fired 14 rounds and Officer SANTAELLA fired 6 rounds. It is believed that MELGAREJO suffered at least four gunshot wounds. It is believed that MELGAREJO was struck by the officer(s) gunfire, but it could not be determined that all gunshot wounds were related to the OIS. The following assignments were made: · CARLOS GONZALES / EDDIE NUNEZ (SAPD) – Lead Investigators · CLAUDIA MCCARTHY / MICHAEL GIBBONS (SAPD) – Scene · THOM TOTH / RENA BONILLA (SAPD) – Hospital · DAVE MELNYK / DANIEL PADRON (SAPD) – Officer Processing · KRIS COVER / RONNY SANDOVAL (SAPD) – Canvass · TOM HOANG / JERRY RAYA (SAPD) - Canvass Refer to the packaged reports and documents for details of this investigation. Narrative By: Berry, Stan #235 NO Audio Recording : N/A OCDA 23-001104.003 Report by Berry, Stan 235 Page 2 of 2