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S.A. 16-027 On Monday, August 1, 2016, at 0920 hours, Santa Ana Police Officers, MATTHEW CHITJIAN and DAVID ENRIQUEZ were working a two man unit assigned to patrol the homeless encampments located at the Civic Center Plaza. The Officers were driving a marked black and white patrol unit and were dressed in department approved black polo shirts and jeans. CHITJIAN and ENRIQUEZ were driving their vehicle west bound, just south of the court house when they observed a male subject, later identified as SWIHART riding a bicycle toward them. CHITJIAN and ENRIQUEZ exited their vehicle to speak with SWIHART. During the encounter, SWIHART became uncooperative and CHITJIAN and ENRIQUEZ went to place handcuffs on him. A struggle occurred and the officers and SWIHART went to the ground. While they were trying to place SWIHART's hands behind his back, SWIHART grabbed ENRQUEZ's holstered firearm. ENRIQUEZ yelled to CHITJIAN that SWIHART was grabbing his gun, or smoothing similar to that, and CHITJIAN fired his weapon twice, striking SWIHART both times in his right side. At 0924 hours, a call for assistance was put out on the radio, reporting that there had been an Officer Involved Shooting. At 0925 hours, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) paramedics were requested on the radio. OCSD Special Services Officers and SAPD Officers responded to assist with crowd control. OCFA personnel arrived on scene and treated SWIHART for two gunshot wounds. SWIHART was transported to Orange County Global Medical Center, located at 1001 N. Tustin Avenue, in the city of Santa Ana. SWIHART underwent surgery, and was and decided not to remove the remaining bullet located within SWIHART at this time. SWIHART was in critical condition but expected to survive his injuries. Supervising Investigator: STAN BERRY Date of Report: 10/14/2016 Page 2 of 3