16-Year-Old Boy in Santa Ana Fatally Shot by Police During Family Dispute
Officers said the teen refused repeated orders to drop a knife after stabbing a man, and no officers were injured.
- On Sunday night, Santa Ana police shot and killed a 16-year-old boy at the 3400 South Main Apartments following a domestic disturbance call; authorities reported the teen was armed with a knife.
- Officers responded after a 53-year-old man reported his girlfriend's son was under the influence, vandalizing property, and had stabbed him; police later found the teen still armed inside the apartment.
- Santa Ana Police Department spokesperson Natalie Garcia noted that officers' "main goal is to deescalate the situation," yet the teen refused multiple commands to drop the knife, leading to the shooting.
- Both the caller and the teen's mother received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries at the scene, while officials confirmed no officers were injured during the encounter.
- The Santa Ana Police Department's Homicide Unit, the Internal Affairs Division, and the Orange County District Attorney's Office are investigating the shooting; anyone with information is encouraged to contact Santa Ana Police Department.
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Investigation Underway in Fatal Shooting of Suspect by Police in Santa Ana
Santa Ana police Monday were investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage suspect involved in a domestic dispute. Police responded to a domestic disturbance at a home in the 3400 block of South Main Street, near MacArthur Boulevard, just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. A man told responding officers that his girlfriend’s teenage son had stabbed him, police said. The man said he suspected the teen was under the influence and vandalizing p…
A 16-year-old boy died after a shooting with the Santa Ana police after a domestic conflict; a 53-year-old man was injured
Knifeman, 16, is shot dead by cops after terrorizing his mom and her boyfriend in Santa Ana
Santa Ana police on Sunday night shot and killed a crazed teen armed with a knife -- after a bizarre attack that left the teen’s mother injured and her boyfriend with stab wounds.
16-year-old California boy fatally shot by police after allegedly stabbing mother’s boyfriend
Santa Ana police responded after the victim told dispatch the boy was under the influence, vandalizing their apartment and had stabbed him at least once, they said.
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