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Man Shot to Death by Assailant on Bike

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A man on a bicycle shot and killed a 25-year-old Santa Ana man Wednesday night in what investigators believe was a gang-related confrontation.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 700 block of East Walnut Street about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Dick Faust said. When they arrived, they learned that neighbors already had taken the victim to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital of a gunshot wound to the upper torso, Faust said.

According to witnesses, the victim--who police say was a known gang member--was walking on the sidewalk when he was confronted by a man on a bike who pulled out a gun and fired, Faust said.

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