Supplement Incident 2023-07962.056 Nunez, Eddie 2564_Redacted

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drive. Gonzalez-Diaz said they were stopped and "he just takes off". Gonzalez-Diaz said, "he runs off from the car". We asked Gonzalez-Diaz why he ran from the car and he said, ³I have no idea.´Gonzalez-Diaz said he asked him when they turned, but he did not answer. Gonzalez-Diaz stated it happened fast. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz where he pick his friend up and he stated from his house located on Bishop Street. Gonzalez-Diaz stated he did not know the address. I told Gonzalez-Diaz that I know he knows who his friend is and he replied, ³He's a friend.´I know you know what his name is. At this time, I told Gonzalez-Diaz that I did not want him to start with lies because we know that he knows who his friend is. I explained to Gonzalez-Diaz that I did not want him to waste our time or waste his time and I wanted him to be honest. Once again, I asked Gonzalez-Diaz what his friends name was and he stated ³Marvin Vallejo.´He told us he picked him up on Bishop Street at an unknown address. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz where his friend is from and he replied, ³I don¶t know where he is from.´ We asked him if he was from Bishop Street and he stated, ³I don¶t know.´We asked Gonzalez-Diaz where was he from and he stated he was not from a gang. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if he was on probation or parole and he stated ³High probation and parole.´We asked if he is supposed to be with people that he should not be with and he replied, ³No.´ Gonzalez-Diaz told us he has known Marvin for a year and he does not know why he ran from the vehicle. We asked him if Marvin had a gun and he stated, ³I don¶t know he did not tell me he did.´We asked him what occurred after Marvin ran and he stated nothing happened. He stated he had his hands outside the window. Gonzalez-Diaz said as VRRQ DV 0DUYLQ VWDUWHG UXQQLQJ WKH SROLFH EHJDQ VKRRWLQJ +H UHPDLQHG LQ WKH YHKLFOH XQWLO WKH\ WRRN KLP RXW RI WKH vehicle from the passenger side. He said he was handcuffed and brought to the police station. We asked him if Marvin is known to carry weapons and he said, ³No.´We told Gonzalez-Diaz if it would surprise him if we told him Marvin had a gun and he replied, ³Yeah.´Gonzalez-Diaz said Marvin would have told him if he had a gun, but he did not tell him. At this time, I showed him a DMV photo with all the pertinent information covered and he identified the person in the photo as his friend by the name of Marvin. Gonzalez-Diaz stated this was the same person he was with, the same person that was driving his vehicle and the same person that ran from the vehicle. He stated the party they were attending was in the City of Los Angeles on Pico Avenue. He stated he sent the flyer to Marvin and asked him if he wanted to go. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz what time he picked up Marvin from his house and he stated ³Around six.´He said when they were pulled over they were already on their way to LA. At this time, we showed him a map in an effort to show us were they were stopped. Gonzalez-Diaz told us he believed it was Shelton were they were stopped. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if he was sure and he stated he was not 100% sure. Gonzalez-Diaz stated it was either Shelton or the next street over, which was Rosewood. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if he knew what happened to his friend and he replied, ³No, when I saw them shooting at him, I saw him run away. Gonzalez-Diaz said Marvin was wearing a black sweater and that is all he remembers. At this time, DA Investigator C. Gonzalez told Gonzalez- Diaz that he was there to investigate why the officers fired their weapons. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz what direction they were traveling? Gonzalez-Diaz stated they were between Flower Street and Shelton Street and believed they turned on Shelton Street, but he was not sure. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if he knew the police was behind them. Gonzalez-Diaz stated when they saw the police they were driving on Bishop Street (Westbound) towards Bristol Street. He said the police vehicle drove passed them, made a U-turn on Shelton, got behind them and that is when they turned (Rosewood). Gonzalez-Diaz said the police vehicle did not have the lights on, but Marvin made a right turned and stopped. Gonzalez-Diaz asked Marvin what was he doing and why didn¶t he go straight, but Marvin did not answer. Gonzalez-Diaz said Marvin opened the door and began running. He told us he did not know the police had pulled behind them. Gonzalez-Diaz told us as soon as Marvin stepped out to run he heard the police shooting at him. We told Gonzalez-Diaz that there was some time that passed when they stopped before Marvin decided to run and he stated, ³It was about a minute.´We asked him if he knew the police were already behind them and he replied, ³I think so.´We asked him if he heard the police giving commands at them and he stated ³I don¶t remember.´We asked if he looked back through his side rear view mirror to see if they were behind him and he replied, ³Yeah, I knew they were behind us.´He stated he did not see any lights on the car, but he knew it was a police car.+H VDLG LW KDSSHQHG IDVW 0DUYLQ RSHQHG WKH GRRU DQG UDQHe said as soon as Marvin ran, they started shooting. He stated he did not know why they started shooting at him. We asked if he saw Marvin holding a gun and he said, ³No.´He said Marvin did not mention he had a gun, because if he would have he would not have allowed him in his car. We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if he saw Marvin throw anything and he said, ³No.´We asked Gonzalez-Diaz if Marvin told him he was going to pull over, and run, and he replied, ³No.´Gonzalez-Diaz told us he asked Marvin what are you doing, but he did not answer. He said Marvin did not tell him he was going to run. He just opened the door and ran. At this time, we concluded the interview with Gonzalez-Diaz. Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 7 of 8