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SA 18-021 <br />Investigator: P. MONTEZ # 325 Approved By: <br />Date of Report: 09-14-18 Date: 10/12/2018 <br />Page 1 of 16 <br /> <br />CASE NAME: TAYLOR, DONADONY BLAKE <br />CLASSIFICATION: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING (FATAL) <br />AGENCY: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />LOCATION: 1020 WEST CIVIC CENTER, SANTA ANA, CA. <br />Preliminary Investigation ...........................................................................................1 <br />Initial Scene Investigation/Evidence Collection .........................................................2 <br />Interviews ...................................................................................................................8 <br />Summary of Events ....................................................................................................9 <br />Evidence Analysis .......................................................................................................15 <br />Background Information ............................................................................................16 <br />PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION <br />On Monday, July 2, 2018, at approximately 0005 hours, Orange County District Attorney <br />(OCDA) Supervising Investigator STAN BERRY contacted me regarding a Santa Ana Police <br />Department (SAPD) officer involved shooting (OIS) incident involving DONANDONY BLAKE <br />TAYLOR. BERRY requested I respond to 1020 West Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, to assist in the <br />investigation. I arrived on scene and met with investigators from OCDA, SAPD, and the Orange <br />County Crime Lab (OCCL), who were present to assist in the investigation. <br />At approximately 0206 hours, SAPD Sergeant ABEL OROPEZA conducted a briefing of the <br />known circumstances surrounding the incident. <br />ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE <br />BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <br />INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY