OIS2023-0003 Supplemental Scene Report - Claudia McCarthy_Redacted

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•CHELSEY COVERT Senior Forensic Specialist (Photography / Sketching) •FELICIA BURKE Forensic Scientist (Evidence collection) •STEPHANIE ESPINOZA Forensic Specialist (measurements / Sketching) SCENE DESCRIPTION The weather was clear with a high of 61 degrees and a low of 57 degrees. The shooting occurred at approximately 1841 hours, during the hours of daylight on the street in front of 523 South Rosewood Avenue. The scene was cordoned off with yellow and red police tape and uniformed SAPD personnel were stationed to prevent access to and preserve evidence within the scene. SAPD Officers GABRIEL CARDONA , BRODERICK GOENS and CARLOS CORREA maintained a log documenting all personnel entering and exiting the scene. 523 South Rosewood Avenue was a single-family residential home. It was the third house north of West Bishop Street along the east side of the street. The residence was described to have gray-colored stucco walls with white trim, white window trims, and a gray shingle roof. The numbers "523" were displayed on a white wooden pole in the patio to the front of the residence. South Rosewood Avenue was a north / south composite asphalt roadway with raised concrete curbs and concrete sidewalks on both east and west sides. There are driveway aprons leading to each residence on the street. VEHICLES IN SCENE There were ten (10) civilian vehicles and three (3) SAPD vehicles within the scene. The vehicles are described as follows: Vehicle #1 - 2006, silver, Toyota Tacoma, California license . The registered owner was , . The vehicle was parked facing north along the east curb of S Rosewood Avenue. The vehicle was parked in front of 531 S Rosewood Ave. The driver side door was open. Vehicle #2 - 2007, gray, Chevrolet Tahoe, California license The registered owner was . The vehicle was parked facing north along the east curb of S Rosewood Ave. The vehicle was parked in front of 527 S Rosewood Avenue. Vehicle #3 - 2021, black and white, Ford Explorer, California exempt license 1607880, Unit #851 (Equipment ID# 60314). Registered to the city of Santa Ana, Ca 92701. The vehicle was parked facing north on S Rosewood Avenue parallel to vehicle #2. The engine was running. The vehicle arrived after the OIS occurred. Vehicle #4 - 2015, black and white, Ford Explorer, California exempt license 1478141, K9 Unit #890 (Equipment ID# 59998). Registered to the city of Santa Ana, CA 92701. The vehicle was parked facing north on S Rosewood Avenue parallel to vehicle #5. The engine was running. A police K9 dog was in the back seat. The vehicle arrived after the OIS occurred. Vehicle #5 - 2011, black and white, Ford Crown Victoria, California exempt license 1408784, Unit #816 (Equipment ID# 59898). Registered to the city of Santa Ana, Ca 92701. The vehicle was parked facing north on S Rosewood Avenue north of vehicle #2 and south of vehicle #6. The engine was running and the emergency lights were on (the lights were later turned off as it interfered with the crime lab photos). Both the driver side and front passenger doors were fully opened. Inside the vehicle were two straight stick batons tucked between the ceiling of the car and the cage. There was a shot gun secured in the gun rack located between the driver and front passenger. The shot gun was labeled "837" in white paint. In the trunk were black gear bags and tactical vests. The vehicle was at the scene at the time of OIS. The vehicle was photographed and released to SAPD. Vehicle #6 - 2003, black, GMC Yukon XL, California license 8LLY741. Registered to , . The vehicle was parked facing north along the east curb of S Rosewood Avenue. The vehicle was parked parallel to the driveway apron for 523 S Rosewood Avenue just south of vehicle #7. The vehicle's engine was running and the front passenger door, driver side rear passenger door and rear hatch door were fully opened. The vehicle was on scene at the time of the OIS. There did not appear to be any damage made to the vehicle as a result of the OIS. The vehicle was released to SAPD. Officer NICKOLAS CAVENDISH had the vehicle towed to B&D Tow at the conclusion of the scene investigation. Vehicle #7 - 2013, silver, Volkswagen Passat, California license . Registered to , OCDA 23-001104.004 Report by McCarthy, Claudia 334 Page 5 of 8