Supplement Incident 2023-07962.056 Nunez, Eddie 2564_Redacted

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Myrtle Street. Officers located several residences equipped with exterior home security surveillance cameras. Several resident were contacted and reported hearing gunshots. Sergeant Wharton concluded his portion of the briefing. Patrol Sergeant L. Barragan #2937 continued with the second half of the briefing. Sergeant L. Barragan informed us that he responded to 437 S. Shelton Street at approximately 1845 hours when MET Detectives T. Bell #3656 and J. McKee #3467 located the suspect on the east sidewalk of this location. The suspect was found with approximately four apparent gunshot wounds to the legs and left shoulder. The detectives rendered medical aid, including tourniquets to the suspect¶s extremities. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Engine 75 personnel arrived on scene and transported the suspect to the Orange County Global Medical Center. At approximately 1922 hours, reported the suspect was in stable condition. A bullet core was located within the suspects clothing. Santa Ana Police Department Forensic Specialist S. Vasquez #3817 took photographs of the suspect at the hospital. The suspect was subsequently identified as Marvin Ricardo Melgarejo a documented ³Bishop Street´gang member with the moniker of ³Saint.´Melgarejo had prior arrests for illegal firearms possession. Officer D. Bland #3753 and Officer D. Taroy #3756 were with Melgarejo in room #420. A female subsequently identified as arrived on scene and identified Melgarejo as her son. Sergeant Barragan asked Officer Cofer and Officer Santaella for a public statement. Officer Cofer provided the same statement he provided Corporal Speakman. Officer Santaella reported he fired six times in a northbound direction from Rosewood Avenue and Bishop Street. There was one-armed outstanding suspect, who was the driver of the vehicle. The items at the scene where Melgarejo was located consisted of a cell phone and clothing cut from Melgarejo¶s person by paramedics. A male identified as residing at reported hearing five gunshots and then observing the suspect discard and item into the backyard of a neighboring residence. Officer M. Marignoil #3858 searched the backyard of 1048 W. Myrtle Street and recovered a black baseball hat with a white ³B´logo. Sergeant Barragan concluded his briefing. After the briefing, I was paired with Orange County District Attorney Investigator C. Gonzalez. We were tasked with conducting interviews of Gonzalez-Diaz and Melgarejo. 2216 hours: I checked in with Officer G. Cardona #3860 who was the scribe at the scene. DA Investigator C. Gonzalez and I walked the scene. 2218 hours: We checked out with Officer G. Cardona and returned to the Santa Ana Police Station with Detective F. Gomez. Saturday, April 8, 2023, 0028 hours: DA Investigator C. Gonzalez from the Orange County District Attorney¶s Office Special Assignment Unit and I interviewed Roberto Gonzalez-Diaz at the Santa Ana Police Department on the third floor of the Investigation Bureau in room 3141-4. Gonzalez-Diaz was the passenger in a black 2003 GMC Yukon with California License Plate # , which was involved in an Officer Involved Shooting. The interview with Gonzalez-Diaz was audio recorded by DA Investigator C. Gonzalez. The following is a synopsis of the interview with Gonzalez-Diaz. Prior to us speaking with Gonzalez-Diaz, I read him his Miranda Rights using the Santa Ana Police Department Statement form Advisement of Rights in English, which he understood. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz where he was earlier today around six o¶clock and who was he with? Gonzalez-Diaz told us he was with a friend, but he did not know his name. He stated he picked his friend up at his residence so they could go to a dance in LA and he had him drive because he was going to be drinking and did not want to drink and Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 6 of 8