SAPD investigates fatal shooting of man found in car

June 14, 2025 — Police detectives are conducting a homicide investigation regarding a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed, according to the SAPD.

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, at approximately 7:48 a.m., Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of a shooting in the area of 1100 S. Townsend Street.

Officers responded to the scene and located a man, identified as Christopher Michael Abarca (23) of Santa Ana, seated in the driver’s seat of a sedan, suffering from a gunshot wound. Orange County Fire Authority also responded and transported Christopher to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries…

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