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Santa Ana PD 20 17-265 17: Crime-Suspect Report by #2727 Page IO of 12 vehicle was par ked west of the conve nience s to re. Thomas ESPINOZA was on the passenger side of the ve hicle. At approximately 1725 hours, Detectives advised over the police radio of an officer involved shooting at the Chevron Gas Station located at 2650 North Grand Avenue. They requested paramedics to respond for a male suspect vvith a gunshot wound to the ankle. The male passenger, later identified as Thomas ESPINOZA was d e tained pending further investigation. Sergeant Ri v as advised us of the public safety statement pro v ided by Detective Corporal M. Lenm1on #3 174. Corporal Lemmon advised that he had fired one gunshot at Thomas ESPINOZA. He added that Detective N. Lopez #3296 fired one gunshot from an AR-15 at Thomas ESPINOZA. Thomas ESPINOZA was taken into custody w ithout further incident. Detective D. Fernandez #3303 had fired one gunshot at Timothy ESPINOZA. Sergeant Rivas added that Detective Lopez placed the AR-15 rifle, he discharged, on the front passenge r seat of Santa Ana Police Department patrol vehicle #92 1. Timothy ESPINOZA sustained a g unshot wound to his right foot and transported to Orange County Global Medical Center for treatment. Thomas ESPINOZA vvas transp011 e d to the Santa Ana Po lice Departme nt for further investigation. Sergeant Rivas concluded the briefing and I was paired with Orange County District Attorney Investigator M. Kendrick. At the conclusion of the briefing, I walked the scene located within the Chevron Gas Station property at 2650 North Grand A ve nue. M e mbers of the Orange County Crime Lab began to document, photograph and collect evid e nce. The officer involv ed shooting occtm-ed along the west and east portion of th e Chevron Gas convenience store. The convenience store is located on the south end of the property . Along the west side of the convenience store, I observed three marked police vehicles, from west to east, identified a s 641, 92 1, and 927. The vehicles emer gency lights were on. Parked in front of police ve hicle #921 was a black prime r Ford Explorer w ith California li cense There was a .223 caliber cm1ridge case, bullet and jacket fragments, a .40 cali ber cartridge case, several credit cards, hotel key cards, a knife, methamphetamine pipe. keys and a California identification card w ith # belonging to on the west s ide of the convenience store. On the east side of the convenience store , I observed an address book, a wall et containing Timothy ESPINOZA'S Cali fornia Ide ntification Card, a blue bandana, a b lack li ghter, a b lack ny lon fir st aid kit, a pair of black sneakers, one white sock, one white sock with apparent blood, one .45 caliber ca11ridge case, a striped orange/blue shirt and a gray/yellow pouch. The pouch contained a hy podermic syringe, which contained approximate ly 30 units of a dark liquid substance. Parked next to fuel pump #7 was a Santa Ana Police D epartme nt unmarke d police v ehicle , d escribed as a si lver 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan with Cali forn ia license The van was facing south and had a black s hi rt draped over the left s id e view minor. 2053 hours SAPD Forensic Specialist M . Briano #3 173, Investigator M. Kendrick, C hevron Gas Incide nt Manager and [ wal ked to the con venie nce store office. downloaded surveillance footage of this inc ident. He do w nl oaded footage from cameras 7, 10 , 11, 12, a nd 16 onto a USB thumb drive, which FS Briano provided. http://i r3/I R2. Web/View.aspx?action=v iew _report&re po11id =5500000000004074 l 6&xslf... l 0/ 12/2017