Supplement Incident 2023-07962.056 Nunez, Eddie 2564_Redacted

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Narrative: Narrative Friday, April 7, 2023, 1920 hours: I received a call from Detective Sergeant M. Sarabia #2565 of the Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Section advising me an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) had just occurred in the area of Rosewood Avenue and Bishop Street in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange. Detective Sergeant Sarabia requested I respond to assist with the investigation. 2100 hours: I arrived to the station and waited for homicide detectives to arrive. Detective Sergeant Sarabia conducted a preliminary briefing of the incident with the homicide detectives. Detective Sergeant Sarabia informed us that at 1908 hours, Acting Watch Commander Sergeant O. Sanchez #2703 notified him of an Officer Involved Shooting. He stated the OIS occurred at approximately 1841 hours at Rosewood Avenue and Bishop Street and it involved Civic Center Patrol Officers C. Cofer #3626 and R. Santaella #3717. The officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle and the driver exited the vehicle armed with a handgun, at which time an OIS occurred. The driver ran to the area of 400 S. Shelton Street, where responding officers located him with apparent gunshot wounds. Detective Sergeant Sarabia told us there were no witnessing officers to the shooting. The passenger in the suspect vehicle and one civilian witness was transported to the police department to be interviewed by investigators. Patrol Sergeant M. Wharton #2888 was the scene supervisor. I was assigned as the case agent. 2115 hours: I arrived at the west perimeter located at Baker Street and Bishop Street. The scene was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. Patrol officers provided security for the crime scene. 2131 hours: Sergeant Wharton of the Santa Ana Police Department conducted the briefing. Present were personnel from the Santa Ana Police Department, Orange County District Attorney¶s Office and the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department Crime Laboratory. Sergeant Wharton provided the first half of the briefing. He stated the shooting occurred in front of 527 S. Rosewood Avenue. At 1841 hours, ³Alpha (a two officer unit) broadcasted they were involved in a shooting. The officers were identified as C. Cofer #3626 and Officer R. Santaella #3717. The officers broadcasted eight shots were fired in a northbound direction, the suspect was last seen running northbound on Rosewood Avenue and it was unknown if the suspect was struck. The passenger remained in the vehicle. The vehicle involved in the incident was a black 2003 GMC Yukon with CA License . The vehicle is registered to at . Officer Cofer and Officer Santaella reported hearing additional gunshots north of their location. Responding officers found Officer Cofer at the driver¶s side of his patrol vehicle and Officer Santaella on the passenger¶s side. Patrol Corporal B. Speakman #3360 obtained a public safety statement from Officer Cofer. Officer Cofer reported he fired 8 shots in a northbound direction from 1100 W. Bishop Street. One outstanding armed suspect fled the scene. Patrol Sergeant Wharton arrived on scene and helped secure the south perimeter. He also located a witness by the name of . was in her 2006 Silver Toyota Tacoma, with CA Lic: , at when the incident occurred. Patrol Sergeant P. Duran #3067 supervised the arrest of the passenger of the vehicle. The passenger was identified as Roberto Gonzalez-Diaz. Gonzalez-Diaz was on Post-Release Community Supervision for illegally possessing a firearm. Gonzalez-Dias was transported to the police department for an interview by investigators. Officers E. Mondragon #3659 and S. Caceres #3576 were standing by with Gonzalez-Diaz at the station. Eleven expended cartridges cases were located at the scene and possibly more cartridges cases were under the responding patrol vehicle. Also found at the scene was a handgun and a magazine. Santa Ana Police Department Forensic Specialist M. McKeever #3787 took photographs of the scene. Responding officers conducted a canvas of the neighborhood between 400-500 S. Rosewood Avenue and 1100 W. Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 5 of 8