Man Dressed as Woman Is Fatally Shot Outside Bar
A 28-year-old man who had gone to a Santa Ana bar dressed as a woman was shot and killed Sunday night, police said.
The victim, who was not identified because his relatives had not been notified, apparently was shot once in the chest during an argument in a parking lot outside the Mazatlan bar at 3415 W. 5th St., police said.
The shooting took place at 11:30 p.m. Police said the victim was dressed in women’s clothes at the time of his death.
Santa Ana police spokeswoman Maureen Thomas said the victim was taken to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center, where he died early this morning.
“The victim was approaching a car where some of his friends were” when a man walked up and the two began arguing, Thomas said. “He pulled a handgun from his waistband and then shot him once in the chest.”
Sgt. Randy Eldridge said the gunman fled the scene and has not been apprehended.
Eldridge said there had been shootings and prostitution activity near the bar in the past.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
