Initial Incident 2023-07962.0 Gibbons, Michael 2990_Redacted

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Police Department Patrol Officer M. Marignoli #3858 recovered a black baseball hat with a white ³B´logo in the backyard of 1048 W. Myrtle Street. Sergeant Barragan then concluded the briefing. I was assigned to document the crime scene to conduct a parallel investigation with Orange County District Attorney Investigator C. McCarthy. 2214 hours: I entered the inner perimeter to walk the crime scene along with DA Inv McCarthy and Forensic Specialist C. Covert and Forensic Scientist F. Burke from the Orange County Crime Laboratory. I checked in with the scene scriber, Officer G. Cardona #3860. During the next several hours, we conducted a canvass of the area for additional items of evidence. As this was being done, we were advised that the subsequent series of shots fired were actually from other subjects that shot or shot at Melgarejo as he ran from Myrtle St to S. Shelton St. This assault with a deadly weapon was documented under Santa Ana Police Department report 23-07973. 0412 hours: Santa Ana Police Forensic Specialist M. McKeever responded to the scene and placed evidence seals over all doors of the black 2003 GMC Yukon (CA license ) prior to the vehicle being impounded as evidence. Officer N. Cavendish completed a vehicle impound report under this same case number. 0440 hours: B&D Tow removed the vehicle from the scene. Officer N. Cavendish followed the tow truck until it arrived at the tow yard with the black 2003 GMC Yukon. 0520 hours: After all items of evidence were photographed, collected, and measurements were documented, Sgt P. Duran was advised the scene investigation was complete and the area could be opened to normal vehicle and pedestrian traffic. 7KLV FRQFOXGHG P\ UROH LQ WKLV LQYHVWLJDWLRQ Detective M. Gibbons #2990 CAP / Homicide Author: Gibbons, Michael 2990 BWC NOT Activated BWC Inactive Reason: N/A - Investigative Followup Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 8 of 8