O.C. Man Killed in Street Confrontation
- Share via
SANTA ANA — An 18-year-old Santa Ana man was shot in the head and killed as he sat in a car at an intersection Saturday evening in an apparent gang-related confrontation, police said.
The shooting occurred when two cars pulled alongside each other at a stoplight at Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue shortly after 7 p.m., said Lt. Dave Petko.
The four young male occupants of one car and the six people in a second car began staring at one another and making obscene gestures, Petko said.
“One thing led to another, and someone in the first car with the four youths fired once into the second car and hit the right front passenger in the head,” Petko said.
The victim, whose name was not released pending notification of relatives, was killed instantly, Petko said. After the shooting, the first car fled east on McFadden Avenue and the second car stopped to call police, he said.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
