Two Men Dead After Drive-By Shootings
Unrelated drive-by shootings in Santa Ana and Anaheim left two 20-year-old men dead Saturday night.
In Santa Ana, police received a report of gunshots and arrived at 9:17 p.m. in the 800 block of East Beverly Place. Officers arrived to find a car stopped at the intersection with Standard Avenue.
The engine was running, the stereo was on and Andres Espinoza, of Santa Ana was slumped in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound to the upper torso, said Sgt. Jack Rife.
Witnesses told police that another car had pulled up behind Espinoza’s, and a man got out, walked up to Espinoza’s car and fired several rounds with a handgun before fleeing.
Police have no one in custody. Investigators believe the incident was gang-related.
Meanwhile, Anaheim police were called to UCI Medical Center emergency room to investigate a report of a shooting victim. Jaime Navarette, of Anaheim died from a gunshot wound to the face.
Navarette and several friends were driving southbound on Euclid Street near Cerritos Avenue when someone in a small, darker vehicle driving alongside opened fire, the friends told investigators.
Navarette’s friends rushed him to the hospital. No suspects have been identified and a motive is unknown, police said.
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