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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOIS2012-0007 Canvass-Reynoso_Redacted S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 1 of 11 CASE NAME: LEON, IGNACIO JR. CLASSIFICATION: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING (NON-FATAL) TYPE: CANVASS AGENCY: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT On December 16, 2012, at approximately 0130 hours, I was contacted by Orange County District Attorney Supervising Investigator RON SEMAN who notified me of an officer involved shooting involving the Santa Ana Police Department. SEMAN requested I respond to 506 East Washington Avenue, in the city of Santa Ana, and assist in the investigation. I arrived on scene at approximately 0251 hours, and joined a briefing of the shooting incident. The briefing had already commenced, and was given by Santa Ana Police Sergeant JAY MILLER. Present at the briefing were investigators from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Santa Ana Police Department, and members Orange County Crime Lab. At the conclusion of the briefing, SEMAN partnered me with Santa Ana Police Investigator GUSTAVO MOROYOQUI to conduct canvass interviews of the shooting scene and the surrounding area. At approximately 0315 hours, MOROYOQUI and I conducted the following audio digital recorded canvass interviews: Please refer to the audio recordings for full and complete details of the interviews. ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 2 of 11 I spoke to , who was a Spanish speaker. told me she was in her residence asleep, when she was awakened by sirens. did not hear or witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me she was asleep in her residence and did not hear or witness the shooting incident. 6 YEARS OLD NOT INTERVIEWED 9 YEARS OLD NOT INTERVIEWED 11 YEARS OLD NOT INTERVIEWED I spoke to , who told me she was in her residence when she heard a male and female arguing outside of her residence also heard a child outside with the adults. heard a female yell in Spanish, “Shut-up, shut-up, it is better if you leave him.” stepped out of her residence, onto her doorstep, and could still hear the arguing in Spanish, but could not see anyone. was on her doorstep for a short time. went back into her residence and called the Santa Ana Police Department to report the incident. called the non-emergency telephone line at the Santa Ana Police Department and asked to remain anonymous, when the police dispatcher asked for her name. then heard three gunshots. did not hear any screaming or shouting before the shooting incident. S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 3 of 11 I spoke to , who is a Spanish speaker. was at work when the shooting incident occurred and did not hear or witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me he was in the living room of his residence when he heard three gunshots did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me she was in the living room of her residence when she heard three gunshots. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. NOT INTERVIEWED I spoke to , who is a Spanish speaker. told me he was in his residence asleep and was awakened by gunshots. did not know how many gunshots he heard. looked out the kitchen and living room windows of his second story apartment. The west facing windows overlook his driveway and the shooting scene. said he saw people in the shooting scene, but his view was obstructed in both windows by a tree. I spoke to , who is a Spanish speaker. told me she was in her bedroom and heard three gunshots did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. me she looked out her living room and S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 4 of 11 kitchen windows, and saw police officers at the shooting scene did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me he was in the living room of his residence and heard 3 three gunshots in rapid succession did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me she was in her residence and heard what she believed were firecrackers. did not hear any yelling or arguing before or after the sounds she believed were firecrackers. looked out the window, that overlooks the shooting scene, but she did not see anything. I spoke to who told me she was in the living room of her residence watching television and did not hear or witness the shooting incident. I spoke to , who is a Spanish speaker. told me she was eating dinner in the kitchen of her apartment, with her brother , when she heard gunshots. said she became frightened and sat on the floor for a while. When things calmed down, she got up. heard more than one gunshot, but could not tell me how many. did not look out the window of her second story apartment. She also did not hear any screaming before or after the shooting incident. apartment overlooks the shooting scene. S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 5 of 11 I spoke to who is a Spanish speaker. told me that he was eating dinner in the kitchen of his apartment, with his sister , when he heard 3 three gunshots. and his sister lay on the kitchen floor for protection when they heard the gunshots. did not witness the shooting incident did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. I spoke to who is a Spanish speaker. told me she was in the living room of her residence when she heard an unknown amount of gunshots. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to , who told me he was in the living room of his residence when he heard an unknown number of gunshots. did not witness the shooting incident. did not hear any yelling or screaming. I spoke to who told me she was watching television when she heard 3 three “pops”. thought the “pops” were fireworks. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after she heard the “pops.” S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 6 of 11 I spoke to who told me she was watching television in her residence when she heard loud “cracks.” thought the cracks where fireworks. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. I spoke to who is a Spanish speaker. told me she was visiting the residents at , when she heard an unknown number of gunshots. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me she was in her bedroom, of her second story apartment, when she heard a vehicle arrive at the residence where the shooting incident occurred. said she heard a male and a female talking mother, , told her there were two police cars outside. then heard 4 four gunshots. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. exited her residence and saw police vehicles arriving and the area being secured by police officers. stated her mother,, was also home but she was taken to the Santa Ana Police Department where she was interviewed by investigators. I spoke to who told me she was in her second story apartment when she heard a male and female arguing in English and Spanish outside of her residence. S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 7 of 11 heard a female say, “Junior give me him.” then heard the male voice cursing at the female. then heard some yell in English, “Hey you stop right there, don’t move” followed by 3-4 gunshots. did not see the people arguing or witness the shooting incident. On December 17, 2012, I spoke to in a telephone interview. is a Spanish speaker. told me he was asleep and was awakened by 3-4 gunshots. did not witness the shooting incident and did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. I spoke to , who told me she was asleep and was awakened by three gunshots. did not hear any yelling or screaming before or after the shooting incident. did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to . is the mother of the subject involved in the shooting incident, IGNACIO LEON. Investigator MOYORQUI and I spoke to at the corner of French Street and East Washington Avenue, Santa Ana, as she attempted to re-enter the crime scene. had just been released from the hospital. told me she was in her apartment prior to the shooting incident with her son, IGNACIO LEON, IGNACIO’s girlfriend, roommate) and brother-in-law, , (AKA ). said LEON and S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 8 of 11 were arguing in her apartment. asked and ” to take LEON outside. locked the front door to the apartment once LEON was outside, so LEON would not come back into the apartment. LEON asked to open the door, but refused. LEON then broke the windows to the apartment and went down stairs. A short time later, knocked on the door, but did not open the door because she believed it was LEON. When did not open the front door, yelled, “They shot your son.” was told that the “police man” had shot her son. told that the “cops” shot LEON three times. exited her residence to look for LEON, but she did not locate him became sick and was transported to Saint Joseph Hospital where she was treated and later release from the hospital. said, witnessed the shooting and was going to go to the Santa Ana Police Department to give a statement. ” told that LEON was on the fence, with his hands up, when the police shot him. said, is her “renter” and she did not know his last name. said she did not hear or witness the shooting incident. I spoke to . is the girlfriend, of the subject involved in the shooting incident, IGNACIO LEON. Investigator MOYORQUI and I spoke to at the corner of French Street and East Washington, Santa Ana, as she attempted to re-enter the crime scene, with LEON’s mother, said she was in apartment ( Santa Ana) with LEON and . said she was arguing with LEON because he came home S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 9 of 11 late and was drunk. said a subject named, roommate) and brother-in-law), who were also in the apartment, took LEON outside at the request of . said she then locked herself in bedroom alone, to avoid arguing with LEON. She later heard windows breaking and yelling at LEON for breaking the windows. then heard ” yell, “they shot him, they shot him.” told me she did not hear or witness the shooting incident. I spoke to , who told me he was in his bedroom when he heard ambulances and police outside. did not hear the shooting incident, or any yelling or screaming. I spoke to who told me he was asleep and was awakened by a loud “bang” followed by screaming. thought the “bang” was a car accident. looked out his bedroom window and saw a man on the ground, outside in a parking lot across the street from his residence. The man was wearing a black jacket and pants. saw police officers approach the subject. said it appeared to him that the police officers handcuffed the subject. said his view of the subject was obstructed by the police officers, so he went back to sleep. did not hear any yelling or screaming before the “bang.” I spoke to who told me she was asleep when she was awakened by gunfire. believes she heard three gunshots. called 9-1-1 to report that S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 10 of 11 someone had been shot. looked out the living room window and saw a subject screaming in pain outside. saw uniformed police officers standing by the subject. did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to , who is a Spanish speaker. said he was asleep and was awakened by two gunshots. saw a subject on the ground and police officers with the subject. did not witness the shooting incident. NOT INTERVIEWED NOT INTERVIEWED I attempted to interview , but their mother refused to wake them for an interview. stated and were asleep and did not witness the shooting incident. I spoke to who told me she was in her residence when she heard 2-4 gunshots. exited her residence and heard a subject moaning. then saw a subject, on the ground in a parking lot across the street. As approached the subject, she saw two subjects standing near the subject that was lying on the ground. As she got closer to the scene, she noticed the two subjects that were standing, were police officers. One of the police officers was pointing a gun at the subject on the ground. said that she walked to the middle of the street and yelled, “Hey.” One of the police officers yelled back, “Get back inside your house.” said she yelled back at the police officers, “No, I saw what you guys S.A. 12-0031 Investigator: FRANCISCO J. REYNOSO Approved By: Date of Report: 01/05/13 Date:01/08/13 Page 11 of 11 did.” said the police officers handcuffed the subject on the ground. did not witness the shooting incident. 85 YEARS OLD NOT INTERVIEWED was not home at the time of the shooting incident.