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Home My WebLink AboutInitial Incident 2023-07962.0 Gibbons, Michael 2990_RedactedPerson: Involvement:WITNESS Description:Female, Hispanic DOB: Identification:Driver License: Address/Resides: Address/Associated: Contact Info:Cell: Scars, Marks, Tattoos, Oddities: Person:Marvin Ricardo Melgarejo Involvement:SUSPECT 29800(a)(1) - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM 25850(c)(1) - CARRY LOADED FIREARM WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION 25850(c)(6) - CARRY CONCEALED/LOADED FIREARM:NOT REGISTERED OWNER 245(d)(2) - ASSAULT W/SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM ON PEACE OFFICER/FIREFIGHTER Moniker, Association, Gang:SAINT, Member with BISHOP STREET Description:Male, Hispanic, 5'10" tall, 140 lbs, thin build medium black hair, brown eyes DOB:1/11/2003 Identification:Driver License: CII Number: FBI Number: Address/Resides: Scars, Marks, Tattoos, Oddities: Person:Roberto Gonzalez-Diaz Involvement:ARRESTEE 25850(c)(1) - CARRY LOADED FIREARM WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION 29800(a)(1) - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM Description:Male, Hispanic, 5'04" tall, 145 lbs black hair, brown eyes DOB:7/26/1990 Identification:Driver License: CII Number: Social Security Number: FBI Number: Address/Resides: Contact Info:Phone: (714) Scars, Marks, Tattoos, Oddities:Tattoos/ NECK - Cali state of mind Organization:STATE OF CALIFORNIA Involvement:VICTIM 25850(c)(1) - CARRY LOADED FIREARM WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION 25850(c)(6) - CARRY CONCEALED/LOADED FIREARM:NOT REGISTERED OWNER 29800(a)(1) - FELON/ADDICT/POSSESS/ETC FIREARM Address: Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 2 of 8 Vehicle: Involvement/Status: Description:2006 Toyota Tacoma, Silver License Plate: Oddities/Damage: OWNER: Vehicle: Involvement/Status: Description:2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, SUV, Gray License Plate: Oddities/Damage: Vehicle: Involvement/Status:Evidence / Impounded Description:2003 General Motors Corp. Yukon, SUV, Black License Plate: Oddities/Damage: OWNER: 5REHUWR *RQ]DOH]'LD] SAPD Personnel:Gibbons, Michael 2990 Involvement:Reporting SAPD Personnel:Sarabia, Melecio 2565 Involvement:Report Approver SAPD Personnel:Nunez, Eddie 2564 Involvement:Investigating SAPD Personnel:McClaskey, Paul 3110 Involvement:Assisting SAPD Personnel:Gomez, Francisco 2706 Involvement:Assisting SAPD Personnel:Raya, Gerardo 3345 Involvement:Assisting SAPD Personnel:Padron, Daniel 2936 Involvement:Assisting SAPD Personnel:Sandoval, Ronald 3466 Involvement:Assisting SAPD Personnel:Bonilla, Rene 2307 Involvement:Assisting Contact Info: Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 3 of 8 Narrative: Narrative ADDITIONAL REPORTS Orange County District Attorney Investigation Report Number 23-001104 Orange County Crime Laboratory Forensic Report Number 23-43030 Santa Ana Police Department 23-07973 (related assault with a deadly weapon report) EVIDENCE All items of evidence were photographed, documented and collected by personnel from the Orange County Crime Laboratory. Refer to their forensics reports, documented under FR 23-43030 for further details. WEATHER & LIGHTING 8SRQ P\ DUULYDO DW WKH VFHQH RQ DW KUV WKH ZHDWKHU ZDV FORXG\ GU\ ZLWK QR QRWLFHDEOH EUHH]H 7KH WHPSHUDWXUH ZDV GHJUHHV )DKUHQKHLW DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH ZHDWKHU DSS RQ P\ L3KRQH Lighting was provided by streetlamps and vehicle lighting. During the course of the investigation, additional lighting was introduced to keep the area illuminated. SCENE The scene was located on South Rosewood Avenue, north of West Bishop Street. Rosewood Avenue is a north/south, residential, asphalt paved roadway with one lane of travel in each direction. There is a raised concrete curb and concrete sidewalk on each side of the roadway, with single family residences on each side of the roadway between Bishop St to the south and Myrtle St to the north. Rosewood Avenue ends at a ³T´intersection at Myrtle St, but continues south beyond Bishop St. A black 2003 GMC Yukon (CA license plate ) was stopped directly in front of the driveway of 523 South Rosewood Ave. The vehicle had the right front passenger door completely open and the rear hatch in the raised position. The vehicle headlights were turned on and the vehicle engine was running. There was an open can of Modelo beer in the driver side of the center console cup holder. There was also a black windbreaker style jacket on top of the center console. There was some type of tool case and items of construction equipment visible in the rear cargo area of the Yukon. A marked, black & white, Santa Ana Police Ford Crown Victoria unit #816 (CA license 1408784 / equipment #59898) ZDV SDUNHG VOLJKWO\ EHKLQG DQG RIIVHW WR WKH OHIW RI WKH *0& <XNRQThe driver and passenger doors to the Ford Crown Victoria were completely open and and the Unitrol activated to the third position, causing all emergency lights to be illuminated. The vehicle had an overhead emergency light bar, with all emergency lighting (including a solid, forward facing red lamp) functioning properly. A marked, black & white, Santa Ana Police Ford Explorer unit #890 with a K-9 marking (CA license 1478141 / equipment #59998) was parked to the left of Unit #816, facing northbound in the southbound lane of traffic. An additional marked black & white, Santa Ana Police Ford Explorer unit #851 (CA license 1607880 / equipment #60314) was parked directly behind unit #816. The following civilian vehicles were parked along the east curbline of Rosewood Ave, from south to north: 1.A silver 2006 Toyota Tacoma (CA license ) was parked just north of 531 S Rosewood Ave 2.A grey 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA license ) was parked just south of 527 S Rosewood Ave 3.A gold 2013 VW Passaat (CA license ) was parked just north of the driveway of 523 S Rosewood Ave 4.A white 2010 Toyota pickup (CA license ) with a camper shell was directly in front of the VW SAPD Personnel:Sarabia, Melecio 2565 Involvement:Supervisor Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 4 of 8 5.A white 2007 Ford Focus (CA license ) was parked directly north of the interview at 519 S. Rosewood Ave 6.A silver 2015 Nissan Altima (CA license ) was parked south of the driveway of 515 S Rosewood Ave 7.A grey 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA license ) was parked north of the driveway of 515 S Rosewood Ave No items of evidentiary value were located north of this 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicles north of this vehicle were not documented. The following civilian vehicles were parked along the west curbline of Rosewood Ave, from north to south: 1.A red GMC Envoy (CA license ) was parked just north of the driveway of 514 S. Rosewood Ave. This was the only relevant vehicle parked along the west curbline of Rosewood Ave. The following items of evidence were later marked, photographed and collected as evidence by Orange County Crime Laboratory personnel: 1.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located under the right front passenger door of the K-9 vehicle 2.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located near the open driver door of unit #816 3.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located near the open driver door of unit #816 4.A black Glock 9mm magazine, 6 round capacity, with unknown amount of ammunition in the magazine, located under the engine compartment of unit #816 5.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located along the east curbline south of the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 6.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located along the east curbline south of the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 7.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located along the east curbline south of the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 8.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located in the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 9.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located on the sidewalk in front of the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 10.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located on the driveway apron of 527 S Rosewood Ave 11.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located on the driveway apron of 527 S Rosewood Ave 12.One (1) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´was located in the grass area just north of the driveway of 527 S Rosewood Ave 13.Two (2) expended cartridge case with headstamp ³Hornady 9mm Luger´were located in the housing area of the right windshield wiper of unit #816. 14.A black 9mm semi-auto pistol, privately made firearm commonly referred to as a ³Ghost Gun´with no PDQXIDFWXUHU PDUNLQJV RU VHULDO QXPEHUV 7KLV ILUHDUP KDG D IUDPH LGHQWLFDO WR WKH *ORFN WKH WULJJHU JXDUG EURNHQ RII ZLWK D VLQJOH VWDFN H[WHQGHG PDJD]LQH 7KH PDJD]LQH KDG OLYH FDUWULGJHV EXW QR FDUWULGJH LQ WKH FKDPEHUThis firearm was recovered directly in front of the right rear passenger tire of the black 2003 *0& <XNRQ 15.A fragmented bullet jacket was located along the passenger side of the grey Chevrolet Tahoe parked in front of 515 S Rosewood Ave 16.Two (2) fragmented jackets and one (1) fragmented bullet core located under the red GMC Envoy parked at 514 S Rosewood Ave 17.A fragmented bullet core was located in the grassy area in front of 510 S Rosewood Ave 18.A fragmented bullet core was located on the sidewalk in front of 506 S Rosewood Ave Additional evidence markers: $ $Q DSSDUHQW EXOOHW KROH LQ WKH EXPSHU RI WKH UHG *0& (QYR\ EHORZ WKH ULJKW IURQW KHDGOLJKW B. An apparent bullet impact mark along the passenger side ³A´pillar, directly in front of the passenger side mirror. 265 photos were taken by Senior Forensic Specialist Chelsey Covert. Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 5 of 8 SUMMARY On Friday, 04/07/23, at approximately 1841 hours, Santa Ana Police Officers C. Coffer and R. Santaella advised over the primary dispatch channel they had been involved in an officer involved shooting on Rosewood Ave north of Bishop St. They further advised the suspect fled from a vehicle, shots were fired in a northerly direction, and the suspect fled northbound on Rosewood Ave. Additional officers responded to the scene, and another occupant in the suspect vehicle was ordered from the vehicle and detained. A few minutes later, Corporal Solorio advised there was an officer involved shooting, all officers were ok, and a firearm was located at the scene. MET Detectives McKee and T. Bell advised they had located the suspect at 437 S Shelton St. The suspect, later identified as Marvin Mercado Melgarejo, had apparent gunshot wounds and was transported to Orange County Global Medical Center for medical treatment. A crime scene perimeter was established. A public safety statement was obtained from Officers C. Coffer and R. Santaella. Officer Coffer stated he fired approximately 8 rounds in a northerly direction. Officer R. Santaella stated he fired approximately 4 rounds in a northerly direction. Both officers advised the suspect was last seen running northbound along the east sidewalk and it was unknown if the suspect was struck by gunfire. The firearm that was discarded by Marvin Melgarejo was a black, compact, 9mm firearm comprised of a black polymer frame and a black pistol upper. There were no visible serial numbers on the slide or the lower receiver. This is commonly referred to as a Privately Made Firearm (PMF) or a ³Ghost Gun´which lacks a commercially-applied serial number, rendering the weapon untraceable. NARRATIVE: Friday, April 7, 2023 2100 hours: Additional members of the Homicide Unit arrived for a preliminary briefing conducted by Sgt Sarabia. Sergeant Sarabia informed us that he was notified earlier this evening by Acting Watch Commander O.T. Sanchez #2703 of an officer-involved shooting that had occurred at approximately 1841 hours at S. Rosewood Avenue and W. Bishop Street.6DQWD $QD 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW &LYLF &HQWHU 3DWURO Officers C. Cofer #3626 and R. Santaella #3717 conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle and the driver emerged from the vehicle armed with a handgun. An officer- involved shooting ensued and the suspect fled to the area of 400 S. Shelton Street where responding officers located him suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Sergeant Sarabia informed us there were no witnessing officers to the shooting and there was one civilian witness who was transported to the police department for interview by investigators. Santa Ana Police Department Patrol Sergeant M. Wharton #2888 was the designated scene supervisor. I was assigned to document the crime scene. 2115 hours: I arrived at the crime scene and parked on Bishop St, west of Rosewood Ave. The scene was cordoned off with crime scene tape, utilizing uniformed police officers in marked patrol units to provide scene security, preventing access into the scene by vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 2131 hours: A briefing was conducted at the scene by supervisors from the Santa Ana Police Department. Present at the briefing were personnel from the Santa Ana Police Department, the Orange County District Attorney¶s Office, and the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department Crime Laboratory. Sergeant Wharton informed us that the location of the incident was 527 S. Rosewood Avenue. The initial police radio broadcast of the incident occurred this evening at 1841 hrs. Santa Ana Police Department Officers C. Cofer #3626 Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 6 of 8 and R. Santaella #3717 were working in a marked patrol unit under radio identifier ³Alpha.´They broadcast that an officer-involved shooting had occurred and eight gunshots were fired in a northbound direction. It was unknown if the suspect was struck, and the suspect was last seen fleeing northbound on Rosewood Avenue. The vehicle associated with the incident was a black 2003 GMC Yukon (CA license plate ). The vehicle was registered to at . Officers Cofer and Santaella reported hearing additional gunshots originating north of their location. These additional shots were fired after their initial shots fired. Responding officers found Officer Cofer positioned at the driver¶s side of his patrol unit and Officer Santaella positioned at the passenger¶s side. Santa Ana Police Department Patrol Corporal B. Speakman #3360 obtained a public safety statement from Officer Cofer who informed him that he fired eight shots in a northbound direction from the area of 1100 W. Bishop Street. There was one outstanding armed suspect who fled from the scene. Sergeant Wharton subsequently arrived on scene and supervised the securing of the south perimeter. Sergeant Wharton located a witness identified as (DOB ). was seated in a 2006 Toyota Tacoma (CA license plate ) at 531 S. Rosewood Avenue when the incident occurred. Santa Ana Police Department Patrol Sergeant P. Duran #3067 supervised the arrest of the passenger of the vehicle who was subsequently identified as Roberto Gonzalez ±Diaz (DOB 07/26/1990). Gonzalez-Diaz is a "Bishop Street" gang member on Post-Release Community Supervision for an illegal firearms possession offense. Gonzalez-Diaz was subsequently transported to the police department for interview by investigators. At the time of the briefing, eleven (11) expended cartridge cases were located at the scene, and there were possibly additional cartridge cases under patrol vehicles which had responded to the scene. Additionally, a handgun and a magazine were found at the scene. Santa Ana Police Department CSI Forensic Specialist M. McKeever #3787 took photographs of the scene. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the neighborhood between 400-500 S. Rosewood Avenue and 1100 W. Myrtle Street. Officers located several residences equipped with exterior home security surveillance cameras. Additionally, several residents were contacted who reported hearing gunshots. Sergeant Wharton concluded his portion of the briefing. Santa Ana Police Department Patrol Sergeant L. Barragan #2937 subsequently continued the briefing. Sergeant Barragan informed us that he responded to 437 S. Shelton Street at approximately 1845 hours. Santa Ana Police Department Major Enforcement Team (MET) Detectives T. Bell #3656 and J. McKee #3467 discovered the suspect on the east sidewalk of this location suffering from approximately four apparent gunshot wounds to his legs and left shoulder. The detectives rendered medical aid by applying tourniquets to the suspect¶s extremities. Personnel from Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Engine 75 arrived on scene and assumed medical aid of the suspect. The suspect was transported to Orange County Global Medical Center. At approximately 1922 hours, attending physician Dr. reported the suspect was in stable condition. A bullet core was located within the suspect¶s clothing. Santa Ana Police Department CSI Forensic Specialist S. Vazquez #3817 took photographs of the suspect at the hospital. The suspect was subsequently identified as Marvin Ricardo Melgarejo (DOB 01/11/2003). Melgarejo was a documented ³Bishop Street´gang member with the moniker of ³Saint.´Melgarejo had prior arrests for illegal firearms possession. A female subsequently identified as (DOB 0 ) arrived on scene and identified Melgarejo as her son. Officer Santaella provided a public safety statement that he fired six times in a northbound direction from Rosewood Avenue and Bishop Street. There was one outstanding suspect who was the driver of the vehicle and was armed with a handgun. The items at the scene where Melgarejo was located consisted of a cell phone and clothing cut from Melgarejo¶s person by paramedic personnel. A male identified as (DOB ) who resided at reporting hearing five gunshots and then observing the suspect discard an item into the backyard of a neighboring residence. Santa Ana Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 7 of 8 Police Department Patrol Officer M. Marignoli #3858 recovered a black baseball hat with a white ³B´logo in the backyard of 1048 W. Myrtle Street. Sergeant Barragan then concluded the briefing. I was assigned to document the crime scene to conduct a parallel investigation with Orange County District Attorney Investigator C. McCarthy. 2214 hours: I entered the inner perimeter to walk the crime scene along with DA Inv McCarthy and Forensic Specialist C. Covert and Forensic Scientist F. Burke from the Orange County Crime Laboratory. I checked in with the scene scriber, Officer G. Cardona #3860. During the next several hours, we conducted a canvass of the area for additional items of evidence. As this was being done, we were advised that the subsequent series of shots fired were actually from other subjects that shot or shot at Melgarejo as he ran from Myrtle St to S. Shelton St. This assault with a deadly weapon was documented under Santa Ana Police Department report 23-07973. 0412 hours: Santa Ana Police Forensic Specialist M. McKeever responded to the scene and placed evidence seals over all doors of the black 2003 GMC Yukon (CA license ) prior to the vehicle being impounded as evidence. Officer N. Cavendish completed a vehicle impound report under this same case number. 0440 hours: B&D Tow removed the vehicle from the scene. Officer N. Cavendish followed the tow truck until it arrived at the tow yard with the black 2003 GMC Yukon. 0520 hours: After all items of evidence were photographed, collected, and measurements were documented, Sgt P. Duran was advised the scene investigation was complete and the area could be opened to normal vehicle and pedestrian traffic. 7KLV FRQFOXGHG P\ UROH LQ WKLV LQYHVWLJDWLRQ Detective M. Gibbons #2990 CAP / Homicide Author: Gibbons, Michael 2990 BWC NOT Activated BWC Inactive Reason: N/A - Investigative Followup Santa Ana PD 2023-07962 Report by Gibbons, Michael 2990 8 of 8