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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
INTERVIEW REPORT
CASE NAME: ALMANZA, MARCELINO VALENCIA
CLASSIFICATION: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING (NON‐FATAL)
INTERVIEW OF: , MEDICAL DOCTOR/TRAUMA SURGEON
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER
101 THE CITY DRIVE SOUTH, ORANGE CALIFORNIA
PRESENT: DEAN FULCHER, DETECTIVE
SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE AND TIME: SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 0444‐0447
LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER
101 THE CITY DRIVE SOUTH, ORANGE CALIFORNIA
On the above date and time, I conducted a digital audio recorded interview of University
of California, Irvine Medical Center (UCIMC) Trauma Surgeon in regard to the Santa
Ana Police Department officer involved shooting incident involving MARCELINO VALENCIA
ALMANZA. The following is a summary of the interview.
For approximately the past 21 years, has been a medical doctor and for the past
11 years hes worked as a trauma surgeon at UCIMC.
On September 9, 2012, was the Attending Trauma Surgeon at UCIMCs
Emergency Room where he was assigned to care for ALMANZA. observed two apparent
gunshot wounds to ALMANZAs right arm. subsequently performed surgery on
ALMANZA.
described one wound as a through and through on the outside of the right
shoulder, with the holes being approximately 6 centimeters apart. The other wound was on
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the inside of the upper right arm with an apparent projectile palpable on the posterior aspect
of the upper right arm. A copper jacketed bullet core was recovered from that arm during
surgery.
observed non‐descript scrapes to ALMANZAs right back/flank area which did not
appear to him to have resulted from a gunshot. did not observe any further injuries to
ALMANZA.
ALMANZA did not make any statements to which indicated how he suffered the
gunshot wounds.