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Investigator: B. Sheldon Approved By:
Date of Report:7/12/18 Date: 07/12/2018
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CASE NAME: TAYLOR, DONADONY BLAKE
CLASSIFICATION: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING (FATAL)
INTERVIEW OF: )
SANTA ANA, CA 92702
PRESENT: GUS MOROYOQUI, DETECTIVE, #2727
SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE AND TIME: 7/2/18 0405 HOURS
LOCATION: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
On Monday, July 2, 2018, at approximately 0405 hours, Santa Ana Police Department
(SAPD) Detective GUS MOROYOQUI and I conducted a digital audio recorded interview of
regarding the SAPD officer involved shooting of DONADONY BLAKE TAYLOR.
The interview took place at SAPD in interview room #3, room number 3140. The following is a
summary of the interview with and is not verbatim or necessarily in order of the
conversation, but organized for the purpose of clarity. Refer to the digital audio recording for
exact quotes, comments and statements.
On Sunday, July 1, 2018, at approximately 1142 hours, was on the third floor of
the parking structure, located at 1020 WEST CIVIC CENTER DRIVE in SANTA ANA. He was in the
parking structure with a female friend named , later identified as ,
, and the two were there charging their cell phones. The two were sitting on
the third floor near the southwest corner of the parking structure. heard 2-3 gun shots
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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INTERVIEW REPORT
SA 18-021
Investigator: B. Sheldon Approved By:
Date of Report:7/12/18 Date: 07/12/2018
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in rapid succession within 5-10 minutes of arriving at the parking structure. He believed the gun
shorts had come from the floor below him as the shots sounded very close. After the gun shots,
he and remained on the third floor. They were contacted by SAPD officers and
eventually taken to SAPD to be interviewed.
had ridden their bikes to the parking structure and used the
elevator, located in the northeast corner of the parking structure, to go to the third floor. Along
the way he did not see anyone else in the structure and did not recall hearing anything out of the
ordinary other than some children yelling and fireworks.
The interview was concluded at 0414 hours.