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Santa Ana, CA - <br />Possible Female Murder Suspect Carrying <br />A Fake Gun, Killed By Police <br />Posted: Jun 24, 2013 7:25 AM PDT <br />Updated: Jun 24, 2013 7:33 AM PDT <br />By: Gigi Graciette, Reporter -bio |email <br />By: Alexandra Limon, Orange County Reporter -bio |email <br />Posted by: Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio, Digital News Editor / Producer -email <br />(FOX 11 / CNS) A woman was shot by police today in an alley in <br />Santa Ana, and died a short time later at a hospital, a police commander said. <br />Police opened fire shortly before 8 a.m. in the east alley in the 800 block of South <br />Townsend Street, where two officers on patrol had confronted the woman, said <br />Santa Ana police Cmdr. Eric Paulson. <br />"When they confronted the woman an officer-involved shooting occurred,'' Paulson <br />said. Paramedics rushed the woman to an area hospital, where she was <br />pronounced dead at 8:55 a.m., he said. "There was a handgun recovered in the <br />alley that did not belong to the police,'' the police commander said. "It was <br />unknown if she shot or did not shoot at the officers.'' No officers were injured, he <br />said. <br />Police were still at the scene collecting evidence in the early afternoon.A woman <br />was shot by police today in an alley in Santa Ana, and died a short time later at a <br />hospital, a police commander said. <br />Police opened fire shortly before 8 a.m. in the east alley in the 800 block of South <br />Townsend Street, where two officers on patrol had confronted the woman, said <br />Santa Ana police Cmdr. Eric Paulson. <br />"When they confronted the woman an officer-involved shooting occurred,'' Paulson <br />said. <br />Paramedics rushed the woman to an area hospital, where she was pronounced <br />dead at 8:55 a.m., he said. "There was a handgun recovered in the alley that did <br />not belong to the police,'' the police commander said. "It was unknown if she shot <br />or did not shoot at the officers.'' <br />No officers were injured, he said. <br />Police were still at the scene collecting evidence in the early afternoon. <br />From Alexandra Limon: <br />A woman was shot and killed after some sort of confrontation with two Santa Ana <br />police officers Sunday morning. Investigators closely examined evidence for <br />hours after the shooting. <br />77°Long Beach <br />Clear <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />6/27/2013http://www.myfoxla.com/story/22669826/possible-female-murder-suspect-carrying-a-fake...