HomeMy WebLinkAboutOIS2023-0003 Supplemental Canvass Report - Thomas Hoang_RedactedOrange County District Attorney
Bureau of Investigation
300 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana CA, 92703
(714) 834-3600
Special Assignment Supplemental Report
Case No.
23-001104
Report No.
SPL23-0006
Incident Activity Summary:
Report Title:CANVASS
Activity Date/Time:04/07/2023
Location Activity Occurred:523 South Rosewood Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Officer Involved:Robert Santaella
Involvement:INVOLVED OFFICER
Description:Male
Employer:Santa Ana Police Department: 60 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Officer Involved:Craig Cofer
Involvement:INVOLVED OFFICER
Description:Male
Employer:Santa Ana Police Department: 60 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Primary Subject:Marvin Ricardo Melgarejo
Involvement:SUSPECT
Description:Male, Hispanic, 5'10 tall, 140 lbs, thin build, straight short brown hair, brown eyes,
facial hair: mustache (thin)
DOB:1/11/2003
Age:20
Identification:Driver License:
CII Number:
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Person:
Involvement:WITNESS
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Address Note:Residence/Home
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Person:
Involvement:MENTIONED
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Person:
Involvement:MENTIONED
DOB:
Age:32
Identification:Driver License:
Contact Info:Cell:
Person:Eva Mora
Involvement:MENTIONED
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Person:Linda Gonzalez
Involvement:WITNESS
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Involvement:MENTIONED
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Narrative:
On Friday, April 7, 2023, at approximately 1930 hours, I was contacted by Orange County District Attorney (OCDA)
Supervising Investigator STAN BERRY regarding the officer-involved shooting (OIS) of Marvin Ricardo Melgarejo by
the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). BERRY requested I respond to the area of 523 South Rosewood
Avenue, in the City of Santa Ana, to assist in the investigation.
I arrived on scene at approximately 2045 hours and met with personnel from the OCDA, SAPD, and the Orange
County Crime Laboratory (OCCL), who were present to assist in the investigation.
At approximately 2131 hours, SAPD Sergeant MATT WHARTON and Sergeant LUIS BARRAGAN provided a
briefing of the known circumstances surrounding the OIS. Following the briefing, BERRY assigned me to conduct a
canvass of the area for potential witnesses. South Rosewood Avenue is a north/south residential street lined with
single family residences on both the west and east side of the street. I was partnered up with SAPD Detective
GERRY RAYA and we concentrated our canvass efforts on the residences along the east side of South Rosewood
Avenue. Detective RAYA is a certified Spanish translator for SAPD, and he assisted with Spanish translations during
the interviews.
I used a department-issued digital audio recorder to record all contacts made with the residents during the canvass,
and I later uploaded the audio file of the recordings onto the OCDA Digital Evidence Management System
(DEMS). The following is a record of the residences and individual(s) Detective Raya and I contacted at each
residence along with a synopsis of their interviews and/or statements. Please refer to the audio recordings for
additional information and/or details. I began my canvass at approximately 2220 hours and ended my canvass at
2345 hours.
531 SOUTH ROSEWOOD AVENUE, SANTA ANA, CA 92703
Detective RAYA spoke to GONZALEZ in Spanish and translated to me the following:
rented a room at the residence with several other roommates, and he was inside the residence at the
time of the shooting. At approximately 1650 hours, heard two volleys of gunfire, which he initially
thought were fireworks. He did not see the shooting but later came outside to see all the police activity and realized
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