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Santa Ana Shooting Kills 13-Year-Old, Wounds Three Teens as Police Probe Gang Ties

Police label the case gang-related, urging tips to homicide detectives.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 8:20 p.m. Monday to the 400 block of South Susan Street and found a 13-year-old with an upper-torso gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Three other teens, ages 14, 15 and 16, were hospitalized with gunshot wounds and are expected to survive, according to Santa Ana police.
  • Investigators say the victims and the suspected shooters are believed to be gang-affiliated, based on initial statements from the department.
  • No arrests or suspect details have been released as homicide detectives continue to investigate the shooting in the residential neighborhood.
  • Family members identified the deceased as Adrian Torres via a GoFundMe page, and police asked anyone with information to contact SAPD Homicide at 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-847-6227.