19-05804 Supplemental Report (Alcala and Martinez Interviews)_Redacted

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vehicle with interior forward facing lights and the gang unit logo on the right rear panels of the vehicle. Detective Martinez was wearing a modified uniform consisting of Santa Ana Police insignia on the front and gang unit on the rear of the shirt and a badge positioned on his drop-down holster. Detective Martinez said that his team normally has a briefing in which they discuss areas of the city in which they intend to target during their shift. Tonight they began their suppression efforts on the west side of the city before heading to the southeast area of the city. Detective Martinez¶s and Detective Solorio¶s call sign was ³Sierra 24 Alpha.´The probation officers were ³Sierra 54 Alpha´and Corporal Alcala and Detective Bodnar were ³Sierra 21 Alpha.´They were operating off of the ³Green ´police radio channel. The team initially targeted the Middle Side, 5th Street, and Santa Nita gang areas on the west side of the city before going to the KPC and Logan gang areas on the north side of the city. Detective Martinez said the area around Evergreen Street and Occidental Street is the territory of the Locotes and Delhi gangs. Delhi is an older gang within the city. Delhi gang members are known to frequent the east alley of 1800 S. Cedar Street. In particular, the residences at 1821 and 1818 S. Cedar Street are known hang-outs for Delhi gang members. Typically these gang members will flee east and west through the alleyways when approached by police. The Locotes gang territory was situated east of Evergreen Street and Locotes gang members were rivals with Delhi gang members. Detective Martinez said that the crimes committed by Delhi gang members included vandalism, theft, robbery, possession of firearms, and homicide. Detective Martinez said his team typically conducts a plan to enter a neighborhood while conducting enforcement in order to have all sides and avenues of escape covered. Tonight, Corporal Alcala and Detective Bodnar advised that their unit would take the alley east of Cedar Street and travel northbound from Occidental Street. As the probation unit was going to go northbound on Evergreen Street, Detective Martinez and Detective Solorio decided to travel northbound on Cedar Street to cover the west side. Detective Martinez and Detective Solorio initially traveled into the neighborhood behind the probation vehicle from southbound Standard Avenue onto westbound Occidental Street. As they were driving west down Occidental Street, Detective Martinez could not see Corporal Alcala¶s vehicle as his view was obstructed by the probation vehicle. Detective Martinez was driving in a slow patrol mode at this time with the front windows of the vehicle rolled down. He did not see Corporal Alcala turn northbound into the alley west of Evergreen Street. Detective Martinez said he continued driving westbound on Occidental Street as the probation unit turned northbound onto Evergreen Street. As Martinez continued westbound on Occidental Street, he looked northbound down the west alley of Evergreen Street and observed Corporal Alcala¶s unit driving northbound in the alley. Detective Martinez continued driving westbound on Occidental Street. As soon as he passed the apron of the alley he heard three loud gunshots. The shots were loud such as one would experience while at the shooting range. He initially thought that Corporal Alcala had been involved in an officer-involved shooting. Detective Martinez immediately thrust his vehicle into reverse and backed up to the alley. He looked northbound down the alley and observed a male wearing Santa Ana PD 2019-05804 7 of 9