A 28-year-old man from Orange County with two previous felony convictions is facing life in prison for allegedly firing on undercover gang officers in an unmarked car last week, officials announced Wednesday.   The shootout, according to a news release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, unfolded on Nov. 21 in the city of Orange.   Prosecutors say Victor Manuel Trinidad spotted the Orange Police Department officers as they were dr…

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'Where you from?': Southern California man allegedly fires on undercover gang cops

A 28-year-old accused of opening fire on undercover gang officers in an Orange neighborhood has been charged with attempted murder, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The two officers were driving through a neighborhood known to have gang activity on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 21, when a man prosecutors have identified as Victor Manuel Trinidad shouted at them, “What’s up, homie, where you from?” He is ac…

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Victor Manuel Trinidad, 28, s being held without bail and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on all counts.

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A convicted robber was charged Wednesday with opening fire on officers patrolling in Orange. Victor Manuel Trinidad was charged with two counts of attempted murder and single counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a gun by a felon, and discharge of a gun at a dwelling, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for attempted premeditated murder, discharge of a firearm the personal use of a gun. The shooting occurr…

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old third-striker has been charged with two felony counts of attempted murder for opening fire on two undercover gang officers in the city of Orange who were driving through a gang neighborhood in an unmarked police car. The two officers returned fire, but no one was injured.  On the evening of Thursday, November 21, 2024, two undercover gang officers from the Orange Police Department were in an unmarked police vehi…

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