Overview
- Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a reported stabbing and property damage at an apartment on the 3400 block of Main Street in Santa Ana and confronted the teen who was still armed with a knife.
- Police say the teen did not drop the knife and an officer-involved shooting followed; officials have not released further details about why officers fired.
- The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene, no officers were injured, the 53-year-old 911 caller was taken to hospital in stable condition, and the teen’s mother was treated at the scene.
- The Santa Ana Police Homicide Unit, the department’s Internal Affairs division and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office have opened a joint investigation and nearby roads were closed while evidence was collected.
- Investigators will review body-worn camera footage, witness statements and forensic evidence before releasing more information, and the outcome will determine whether criminal charges or departmental action follow.