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Man Suspected of Breaking Into Cars in Santa Ana Killed inO cer-Involved Shooting
POSTED 4:26 AM, JULY 2, 2018, BY ANTHONY KURZWEIL, JENNIFER GOULD AND CHIP YOST, UPDATED AT 02:41PM, JULY 2,
2018
A man died following an of×cer-involved shooting at a parking structure in Santa Ana late Sunday night.
Police responded to a call about 11:40 p.m. regarding someone possibly breaking into cars at the structure
between the Orange County Sheriff's Department and the police department on Civic Center Drive, Santa
Ana Police Department Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
Arriving of×cers found a man holding a large object, which Bertagna described as a metal stake of some
kind.
One of×cer attempted to use a Taser on the man, but an of×cer-involved shooting then occurred, Bertagna
said.
Man Suspected of Breaking Into Cars Dies After Santa Ana Of cer-Involved Shooting
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It was unclear what led to the shooting.
The man struck by the gun×re was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Of×cials have not released
the man’s identity but he was described as being in his 30s.
It was unclear how many times he was shot in the incident. The investigation was in the early stages.
“We do know that there was a 18- to 24-inch metal rod next to the suspect,” Bertagna said. “How that
played into it, that’s something that they’re looking into as well.”
Investigators plan to review the of×cers' body camera footage.
Surveillance video from the parking structure and nearby police and sheriff’s departments should also be
available. “We have video cameras everywhere,” Bertagna said.
The of×cers involved in the incident had not been interviewed as of Monday morning.
Man Suspected of Breaking Into Cars Killed in Of cer-Involved Shooting in Santa Ana
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