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blood. The paramedics began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and placed Gonzalez on a heart monitor, which showed that she '1ad electrical activity but no pulse. At approximately 8:20 a.m., the paramedics determined that Gonzalez had no Jlectrical activity in her heart, excessive bleeding, no respirations, and no heart sounds . The paramedic treating Gonzalez was going to pronounce her deceased, but Western Medical Center -Santa Ana directed that the paramedics continue treatment and transport Gonzalez to the University of California, Irvine -Medical Center (UCIMC) in Orange. Gonzalez arrived at UCIMC at approximately 8:50 a.m. where she was treated by the on-call trauma surgeon. The surgeon noticed five gunshot wounds around Gonzalez's mid back, left scapula, right scapula, right bicep, and left breast. He performed a thoracotomy to observe Gonzalez's heart because the responding paramedics had told him that Gonzalez had not had a pulse since 8:20 a.m. A chest tube was placed in Gonzalez's right side in case her lung had collapsed. Observing a wound to Gonzalez's left ventricle and no cardiac motion, the surgeon pronounced Gonzalez dead at 8:55 a.m. Background of the Area The incident occurred in the alley between South Townsend Street and South Raitt Street in Santa Ana. The alley runs north/south between residential apartments and garages lining either side . The shooting occurred in the alley in front of a garage on the 800 block of South Townsend Street in the morning hours when the weather was warm, overcast, and dry. Voluntary, Consensual Statement of Officer Ayala Officer Ayala gave a voluntary, consensual statement to the OCDA on Sept. 23, 2013. At the time of the incident, Officer Ayala had been a police officer with the City of Santa Ana for approximately six months. He had previously worked as a police officer for the San Fernando Police Department for three years. The incident occurred during his Jgular work hours while Officer Ayala was equipped with a .40 caliber Glock 21 pistol, three magazines , a backup Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 gun, a baton, pepper spray, handcuffs, a knife, and a radio. Officer Ayala recalled meeting Officer Esquivel in the area of Mark and Townsend around 8:00 a.m. on June 23, 2013. He saw Officer Esquivel speaking to a male pedestrian, whom Officer Esquivel told him was the father of a murder victim who had been killed in the area a few days earlier. The father was looking for witnesses to the murder. Officer Esquivel suggested that he and Officer Ayala do a patrol check down Townsend. Officer Ayala stated that he began to drive south down the east alley of the 800 block of Townsend while Officer Esquivel drove down Townsend. He saw an open garage to his right with two males and two females who looked like "parolee-type subjects." He continued driving and met Officer Esquivel at the southern end of the alley . He told Officer Esquivel about the garage with the four subjects, as well as about another half-open garage just north of them with two subjects inside. He also stated that the four subjects in the first garage appeared to be possibly associated with a local criminal street gang he knew to carry handguns and be involved in murders. The officers started driving back up the alley, and Officer Esquivel stopped at the half-open garage. Officer Ayala remembered receiving a message from Officer Esquivel that the two subjects in the half-open garage were "uncooperative." He then told Officer Esquivel to follow him up the alley to the other open garage. Officer Ayala stated that he could not remember which garage it was, and he drove through the alley looking left until he saw the open garage. He then stopped and exited his vehicle. Officer Ayala recalled taking a few steps out of his vehicle and being unable to see inside the garage. He was walking '"'rough the alley with only a partial view of the garage when a female holding a gray, semiautomatic weapon stepped A. Officer Ayala believed he met her about half way through the alley, when she was holding the gun in her right hand pointed up toward the sky. Officer Ayala recognized the female , Gonzalez , as the woman wanted for murdering her 4