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Search Warrant Page 10 of 19 It should be noted, Det. Bell identified the suspect vehicle seen in the surveillance footage as the same vehicle belonging to Dante Castro based on his prior contacts with Castro. (Dante Castro’s 1996 Chevrolet Suburban-4ZMU186 (Photo taken 04/08/2023) ) Castro has claimed ownership of the Chevrolet Suburban ( ) and has even claimed to have lived in the vehicle at times. A records check of the vehicle license plate showed, a release of liability to Dante Castro. It should be noted, Dante Castro is a documented gang member of the criminal street g ang, DELHI, which is located within the City of Santa Ana, CA. Castro is currently on gang terms supervised release (Probation) for a previous firearm violation. Castro has multiple contacts with other Delhi gang members and with members of the Calle Flores street gang, which is one of the closer allies to Delhi. At the scene of the shooting, officers canvassed the area and located (6) Six- 9mm Luger Cartridge cases and (6) Six-Winchester 45 Auto Cartridge cases. The cartridge cases were located in the are a, where the suspects were seen firing their weapons on the surveillance footage. In my training and experience, gang members often commit crimes in the company of other trusted gang members. On April 11th, 2023, Detective Raya authored a Ramey Warrant identifying Dante Castro as a suspect in this attempted homicide investigation. On the same date, the Honorable Judge M. Murray, Judge of the Superior Court-Central signed the warrant. On May 3rd, 2023, Detective Raya was contacted by Castro’s assigned Probation Officer Elias Guzman. Guzman advised Detective Raya, Castro had reported to the Orange County Probation Office as a term of his supervised release. Detectives Raya and R. Sandoval responded to the Orange County Probation Office and interviewed Castro. During the interview, Castro was asked about this attempted homicide investigation. Castro initially lied and attempted to distance himself from his Chevrolet Suburban. However, when he was shown a photograph of his Chevrolet Suburban, which was taken a day after the shooting prior to it being seized by Santa Ana patrol officers, Castro identified it as his vehicle. Castro even identified the distinct damage on the front passenger panel, along with a bullet hole near the moderate damage. Castro was then shown a photograph still from surveillance footage, which showed him walking away from where his vehicle was later found by officers. Castro identified himself in the surveillance still. After initially attempting to state he wanted to be identified as a anonymous witness, Detective Raya confirmed with Castro that they were merely seeking the truth and could not provide any promises or favors for any testimony. Castro was then shown a surveillance still of Castro’s vehicle at the scene of the shooting, with the two armed suspects exiting the vehicle.