- An 18‑year‑old man was fatally shot by a Santa Ana police officer Jan. 28 after a brief pursuit ended in an apartment‑garage parking lot and the suspect reached for a dropped firearm, police said.
- The officer ordered the man not to pick up the gun, but he ignored commands, prompting the shooting; his 19‑year‑old girlfriend and their 1‑year‑old child were in the car and were uninjured.
- The pursuit and shooting unfolded within minutes, and the suspect lived at the apartment complex along with his mother.
- A Pasco County sheriff’s deputy was shot after confronting a gunman accused of killing one person and injuring another in a dispute over property use in New Port Richey.
By Nathaniel Percy
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer Wednesday night, Jan. 28, after getting out of his car at the end of a brief pursuit and reaching down to pick up a gun he had dropped, authorities said.
The teenager’s 19-year-old girlfriend and their 1-year-old child were in the car, but were not injured, said Officer Natalie Garcia, a Santa Ana police spokeswoman…