HomeMy WebLinkAboutOIS2020-0001 FVPD Reports 20-025161_RedactedFOUNTAIN VALLEY POLICE
DEPART M ENT
O fficer R eport for Inc ident 20 -02516
N ature: OUTSIDE AGENCY
L ocati on : 45
Address : 10304 LA HACIENDA AVE# J5
FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA 92708
Offense Codes: AS08
Receive d By: BONILLA BRIAN H ow Received : T Agency: FVPD
R espond ing Officers: NANCE NICHOLAS, MOS H ER BRIAN, ERSKINE KEVIN, SPENCER MATTHEW, OLVERA
ENRIQUE, SHOOK TYLER, AVILA MARCO, HOLMES K IMBERLY, FITZPATRICK MIC,
MARQUEZ ISAAC
Resp onsible Officer : RODD Y BEN
Wh en Reported : 22:57:12 01/20/20
As si gned To:
S ta tus :
Co mplai nant:
Last:
Disposition : INF 01/29/20
O ccurred B e tween : 22:56:00 01/20/20 and 22:56:00 01/20/20
Deta il :
Sta tus Date: **/**/**
First: Mid :
D ate Assigned: **/**/**
Du e Date: **/**/**
DOB: **/**/** Dr Lie: Add ress :
Race:
H eight:
NONE
Offense C od es
R ep or ted:
Sex:
Wei ght:
Ph one : Ci ty: ,
A dditional Addresses/Phones
Observed: AS08 Assault, Police, Firearm
Additional Offense: AS08 Assault, Police, Fireatm
Circum stances
FIOl F iJearm Used
Resp onding Officers :
NANCE NICHOLAS
MOSHER BRIAN
ERSKINE KEVIN
SPENCER MATTHEW
OLVERA ENRIQUE
SHOOK TYLER
Unit :
283
273
260
302
313
320
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AVJLAMARCO
H OLMES KIMBERLY
FITZPATRlCK MIC
MARQUEZ ISAAC
Responsible Officer: RODDY BEN
Received By: BONILLA BRIAN
How Received: T Telephone
When Reported : 22:57: 12 01/20/20
Judicial Status:
Misc Entry:
Modus Operandi:
Involvements
263
296
276
309
Description :
Date Type Description ----------------------------------------------
Agency: FVPD
Last Radio Log: **:**:** **/**/**
Clearance: RT R eport Taken
Disposition: INF Date: 0l/29/20
Occuned between: 22:5 6:00 01/20/20
and: 22:56:00 01/20/20 -
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Officer Report for Incident 20-02516
Narrative
On Ja nuary 20th, 2020 , I, Detective Benedict Roddy, was notified by pho ne by
Detecti ve Sergean t Spangler of thi s investigation. I was told Santa Ana Police
Department officers were i nvestigati ng a sexual assault crime (20-01709 ) and
were i n Foun tain Va lley attempting to int ervi ew the s u spect wh en an Officer
Involved Shooting occu rred. 'l'he s uspect was transported to UC I Medical Center
but was pronounced deceased at t he hospital .
When I arrived at t he Foun t ain Valley Police Department, I was tol d the
fol l owing by Officer Nance:
At 2256 hours, Santa Ana Police co ntacted Fountain Valley Pol ice Dispatch and
i nfor med them three marked Santa Ana police vehicl es and three uniformed poli ce
officers were a t tempti ng to contact a sexua l assault suspect, Miguel MERCADO a t
At 23 2 2 h ours , Fountain Valley Dispatch
was no tified by Santa Ana Police tha t officers were i nvolved in a Officer
I n volved Shooting and were reques t ing addi t ional pol ice personnel and emergency
services.
The following Fountai n Valley Police Officers responded to the scene:
sergeant B. Mosher 11273
Corporal M. Avila ./1263
K-9 Officer K. Erskine f/260
Officer N. Nance ./1283
Officer E. Olvera #313
Officer T. Shook #320
Officer M. Spencer il302
FVPD Officers assisted in control ling the scene and administering aid until
Fountain Val l ey Fire lt VE32 and Care Ambulance #255 arrived on scene.
Serge a n t Mosher recovered MERCADO ' s firear~ Refer to his supplemental r eport
for further details.
Officer Spencer brought MERCADO'S par e nts , and , to the
Fountain Va l ley Police Depar tment. Refer to his supplemental report for further
details .
Officer Olvera i mmediatel y b egan an Incident Scene Lo g. Refer to his
suppl emen tal report and entries i n to the scene log for furthe r details.
Officer Shook followed the Care Ambul ance as i t trans ported MERCADO to UCI
Medical Center. Refer to his suppl emental report for further de tails .
Th e following Fountain Valley Detectives were called in to assist wi th this
investigati on:
Detecti ve Sergeant Spangler J 200
De tective B. Roddy lt 289
Detective J . Vega #275
Detec ti ve K. Ho lmes #296
Detective I. Marquez #309
Officer Fitzpatrick #276
The Orange County Dis t ric t Attorney"s Office sent their i nvesti gation team as
they will be handli ng the Officer I nvolved Shooting inves tigation, documented
under OCDA case #20-002.
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Foun t ain Valley Po l ice, Santa Ana Po l i ce, a nd OCDA inves tiga tor s were
b ri efed on the i ncident at 0201 hours by Santa Ana Sergeant Achziger it2978 a nd
Fountain Valley Sergean t Mosher 11273 . The f oll owing i s a synopsis of the seri es
of e vents:
At 1 526 hours , SAPD received a complai nt of a sexual ass aul t which occurred i n
their j urisdiction. Thro ugh their investiga tio n, they obtai ned a suspect by the
name of Miguel MERCADO ( 11-09-88) who resides at -
in Fountai n Valley. At 2256 hours , San ta Ana Pol ice Sergeant D. Lima #2373 and
Santa Ana Police Officers G. Roe l f s #3 51 4 a nd J . Espadas #3507 arrived a t this
address t o interview and arrest MERCADO. At 2321 h ours , one of these offi c e rs
r a dio "998" (Office r i nvolved in shooting). At 2 3 2 3 ho urs, Officers radio the
s us pect' smother is n ear the suspect and in possession of h is firearm. At 2326
ho urs, Officers radio a Taser was deployed on the mother to gain co nt ro l o f the
f irearm in her possess ion. At 2327 hou rs, Of fi cers radio "Code 4 ."
I was assign ed as Lead Investigator for this i ncident and worked wi t h OCDA
I nvesti gator Craig Brower. We int ervi ewed Sergeant Lima regarding the inciden t.
Re f er to Investigator Brower's report for details .
De t ective Vega was assigned t o the crime scene inves tigation team with OCDA
I nves tiga t or M. Kendrick. Re f e r to his r eport for details . The Orange Count y
Crime Lab responded to conduct CSI of the scene and MERCAD O. Refer t o their
report for details (#20 -409 2 6).
Detecti ve Marquez was assigned to OC.DA Investigator Mercado and interviewed the
parents,■ Refer to his report for detai ls.
De tecti ve Holmes was assigned to OCDA Inves t i gator Gonzalez. They r esponded to
UC! Medical Center where MERCADO was transported a nd pronounced deceased. She
obtained medical records (#9 1 07674 ) for MERCADO and was present when Corone r
Hartney a rri ved on scene to take custody of MERCADO. Coroner Case #20 -00372-MM.
Refer to he r repo rt for d etai ls .
Officer Fitzpatrick was assigned t o OCDA Investi gator Melni c k. They r esponded to
the Santa Ana Police De p artment for the interview and inventory of Office rs
involved i n the shooting. Refer to h is r eport for det a i l s.
Off icer Nance accompani e d OCD A I nvestigator Mena to canvass the s u rrounding area
for witnesses. Refer to h i s report for det ails .
On January 22nd, 2020 , I obtained the Fire De partme n t I nc i d e n t Repo.rt and ePC R
report from Juli eann Parente, F.V Fire Management Aide, and i ncluded them with
this report.
On January 23rd, 2020, I accompanied OCDA investi gator Drower to the Or ange
County Coroner's Office fo r the autopsy of MERCADO . Present in the viewing roo m
were OCDA I nvestigator Brower, myself and Detecti ve Ho lme s. Pre s ent for the
a utopsy we re Dr . Kim, Assistant J . Gonzalez , Specialist N. Le dda, and Fore nsic
Scientist C. Maggay with observer N. Moore. I s aw it was de t ermi ned there were
seven (7) gunshot entry woun ds t o MERCADO 's body. Refer to OCDA I nvestigator
Browe r' s report for fur ther.
Detective B. Roddy #28 9
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Supplem ent
On 01 -20 -20 at 2322 hours , FVPD Officers were dispatched to -■ reference Santa Ana PD Off i ce r s i n volved in a shooti ng and they were
requesting our assistance.
Up on my arrival, I spoke to SAPD Sergeant Azhziger who told me two of his
o f ficers were involved in an ors with Mig uel Mercado. During the incident,
Mercado presented a handgu n. This handgun was secured by Sergeant Davi d Lima.
Sergeant Lima secured the handgun inside his right rear pants pocket. Whil e i t
was i nside his poc ket, I noticed the magazine we l l was empty. I r e moved t he
ha ndgun from his pocket. I cleared the handgun and found ther e was no round
chambered. The handgun was black Heckler & Koch 45 caliber semi-auto handgun
(Serial# 25 1 38884). A records check of the handgu n revealed i t was regis t ered
to Me rcado. I secured the ha ndgun i n my patrol vehicle. Th e ha ndgun was r e l eased
to Orange County Crime Lab Forensic Scientist C. Maggay ( Ca se -#20 -40926),
Sergeant Mosher #273
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Supp]em e nt
This report is associated with the following reports :
I , De tective K. Holmes am assigned to the Detective Bureau to investigate sexual
assau l ts, cri mes against children and missing persons.
On 01/21 /20 at approximately 1207 h our s my direct supervisor, Sergeant Spangler,
call ed me a n d t old me I was being called out for an off icer i nvolved shooting
involving Santa Ana PD officers in the City of Fountain Valley.
The OC District Attorney's I nves t igators arrived a t and
briefed with SAPD and FVPD. Sergeant Spangler requested I accompany DA
I nvesti gator Carlos GONZALES t o UC I t o rel ieve Offi cer S hook a nd assist in t he
i nvestiga tion at the hospital. Officer Shook informed me that he was still with
MERCADO a nd was located in the "Dougl ass Building on the 1st floor, bed 17."
I rel i eved Officer Shook from his du t ies a nd he returned t o t he Ci ty of Fountain
Val l ey. Senior Dep uty Coroner Michelle HAR'l'NEY was already at bed 1 7 wi th
MERCADO layi ng dec eased i n a gur ney. HARTNEY provi ded med i cal records f or
GONZALES and I to review, documented under MR#9107674.
I read that MERCADO was transported from 10304 La Hacienda to UCI t r auma b ed #A
at 2338 hours for "trauma tic injur y and cardiac arr.est." He arrived by Care
Ambu l ance uni t #255 trans port at 00 16 hours . MERCADO was no n-responsive upo n
arrival and was pronounced deceased at 0031 ho u rs by MD after med i cal
interventions . GONZ ALES interviewe d MD refer to his report for further
de t a ils .
Senior Depu ty Coroner HAR'rNEY, Cr ime Scene I nvestigator Andrew HAYES and
Sci entist Corey MAGGAY conducted CSI on the body of MERCADO. Th e y es t imated
MERCADO h ad approximately 10 gunshot wounds and one graz e wound. HARTNEY seale d
the b ody bag containing MERCADO at 04 28 ho urs a nd he was transported to the
Co r oner's Office b y . Refer to GONZALES' report f or f ur ther
details.
Detective K. Holme s -0296
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S upplem ent
On 01-20 -2020, I, Officer Olvera was working uniformed patrol in a mar ked black
and white patrol vehicle for the City of Fountai n Valley, County of Orange. At
approximately 2257 hou rs, FVPD Officers were dispatched to
-regardi ng Santa Ana PD Offi cer's i nvol ved in an Officer invol ved shooting
and requesting FVPD' s assistanc e.
Upon my arrival , I was designated as the I ncide nt Scene Log Officer. Refer to
the Fountain Valley Po lice Department Incident Scene Log for further details.
Officer Olver a i/313 .
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S upplement
I, Detective Marquez , am assigned to the De tective Bureau as a property crimes
detective. On 01/21/20, I r es ponded to FVPD to assist wi th an investigation at
When I arrived at FVPD, I spoke with
confirme d t hat she r e n ts the above listed apartment and resides there with her
husba nd , and he r son, Migu e l Me rcado. I expl ained to -t h at due
t o the investigatio n, we wanted to search the inside of her apartment. -
said yes, agreed to a search a nd signed a n FVPD Consent to Search form in my
presence. The FVPD Consent to Search form and t he d i gital audio recor ding of my
·contact was uploaded to Spi llman .
DA Inves tigator Mer cado later arr i ved at FVPD and I assisted him with an
interview o f . See Investi•gator Me rcado's report
for further details.
De tec tive I . Marquez ¾309
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S up p lement
This is a supplemental repo rt to DR 20 -02516 .
On 0 1 /20/20, I, Officer Shook, responded to . I followed
directly behi nd t h e Care Ambulance transporting the male subject 1-iith the
g unshot wounds to UCI Medical Center. I was wi th the subj ect throughout the ER
staff's treatment and after the deat h pro no uncement. I secured the subject's
personal property and I s t ayed with the male subject unti l Detective Kim Ho l mes
arrived at t he hospit al to relieve me.
Officer T. Shook #3 20
Approved by Sergeant Mosher #273
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S upplement
Th is report is associated with t he following reports :
OC Dk 2 0 -002
SAPD: 20-01 70 9
Coroner: 20 -00372 -MM
Crime Lab: 20-4 0926
On 0 1/20/20, I was o n uniformed patrol in the City of Fount ai n Va l ley, County o f
Orange. At 2322 hours, I r esponded to -to assist the:
Sant a Ana Po lice Department with an o fficer invol v ed s hooting at the listed
location. I arrived on sce n e along with mu l t iple other off icers f rom t he Sa nta
Ana a nd Fo untain Valley Poli ce Departments . I r emained on the scene to assist
with maintaining control of the crime scene.
At 0230 h ours, I was assigned to assis t Inves tigator Yency Mena from the Orange
County District Attorney Homici d e Onit by canvassing the area for potential
wi tnesses t o the incide nt . I nvestigator Mena and I b egan knocki ng on apart men t
un i t doors in the a rea of the i ncident to speak to reside nts in followi ng
buildi ng s:
In total , we a ttempt ed to contac t 24 dif ferent uni ts i n the area.
Whi l e s peaking to each resident, Investigator Mena spoke to each party and
obta i ned their s t a t ements. Re f er t o Investi gator Mena's r eport for mo r e details
r egarding the i nter v i ews . We compl eted our investigation at 0437 hour s and
returned to FVPD.
Per I nvestigator Me n a's request, I a ttached all i denti fica tion and contact
information for the residents we contacted into this report. I also a ttache d my
audio contact for e vident iary purposes .
Of ficer N. Na nce #28 3 FVPD
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S upplement
'l'his is a supplemental report reg arding the incident that occurred o n 1 /20/20 .
a n d escorted Wit n esses
FVPD, I k ept each witness separated until
interviews were complet ed and ma intai ned control of them unti l rel ieved by
Detective Marquez.
Officer Spencer #302
Approved b y Sergeant Mosher #273
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Supplement
On 01-21-20 , at approxi mately 0001 hours , I Detective J. Vega was notified by
FVPD Sergeant Spangler to respond to our station o n a Detective Call-out .
Sergeant Spangler said there was an Officer involved shooting (OIS) involving
Santa Ana Police Department Officers which occurred in the City of Founta i n
Valley.
Upon arriva l, FVPD Detectives and Sergeant Spangler responded to the scene ,
located at 10304 La Hacienda Ave . #JS . Once at the scene , I was assigned to DA
Investigator Mike Kendrick to handle the , "Scene " portion of this investigation.
Refer to DA Investigator Kendrick 's report for further (OCDA Case #20-002).
Detective J . Vega #275
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S upplement
This follow-up was done on behalf of the DA Investigators :
On 01-21-20 , I , Officer FITZPATRICK, assisted DA Investigator D. MELNICK in an
interview and inventory of the SAPD officers ROLEOFS and ESPADAS at the Santa
Ana Police Department. For further details , refer to D. MELNICK ' s report.
FITZPATRICK #276
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Property
Property Number: 42464
Item: DOCUM ENT
Brand: fvpd
Year: 0
Meas:
Total Value: $0.00
Owner:
Agency: FVPD Fountain Valley PD
Accum Amt Recov: $0 .00
UCR:
Local Status: EIS
Crime Lab Number:
Date Released: **/**/**
Released By:
Released To:
Reason:
Comments: incident scene Jo g
Owner Applied Nmbr:
Model: incident scene
Quantity:
Serial Nmbr:
Color:
Tag Number:
Officer: RODDY BEN
UCR Status:
Storage Location: lo cker 36
Status Date: 01/22/20
Date Recov/Rcvd: 01/22/20
Amt Recovered: $0 .00
Custody: **:**:** **/**/**
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SUSPECT : 78783
Last: MERCADOSEG
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Additional Addresses/Phones
First: MIGUEL
DrLic: --
Phone:
Mid: A
Address: -
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
10200 SLATER A VENUE
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708-4736
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