Gun Death May Be Tied to Drugs
The death of a 27-year-old man who was shot in the back Sunday night while trying to flee an altercation in a downtown alley may be related to illegal drug activity, Anaheim police said Monday.
Robert A. Rosado of Anaheim died at 5:17 a.m. Monday at UCI Medical Center in Orange.
Lt. Marc Hedgpeth said drugs were thought to be behind the altercation which led to the shooting, but he declined to comment further.
Police said witnesses reported seeing three men fighting about 7 p.m. Sunday in an alley in the 500 block of East Wilhelmina Street. The witnesses said one of the men, who was later identified by police as Rosado, attempted to run. As he did, one of the two suspects pulled a pistol and fired once, hitting Rosado in the back, police said.
Rosado managed to find help at a nearby apartment, where he was treated by paramedics and then taken to the medical center. Police have made no arrests in the case.
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