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Santa Ana PD 20 17-26517: Crime-Suspect Repo rt by #272 7 Page 9 of 12 w ith California li ce nse a t the Chevron Gas Station locate d at 2650 North Grand Avenue. The ve hicle was parked west of the conven ie nce store. At approximate ly 1725 hours, Detectives advised ove r the police radio of an officer involved shooting at the C hevron Gas Station located at 2650 North Grand Avenue. They r equested paramedics to respond for a male suspect with a g unshot wo und to the ankle. The m a le passe nger, later identified as Thomas ESPINOZA was detained pending fu rther investi gation. The Orange County Fire A uthority (OCFDA) was s ummoned to render aid to Timothy ESPINOZA. Timothy was transported to a local hos pital. It was learned that Timothy and Thomas ESPINOZA are identical tw ins. Several Santa Ana Police Office rs res ponded to the sce ne and set up a c rime scene perime ter using yello w crime scene tape. Sergeant E. Ri va s #2679 arrived to the scene and ass igned himself as the scene s uperv isor. Detectives from the S a nta Ana Police Department Homicide Unit , O ra nge County District Attorney's Office Investigators, Orange County Crime Lab C rime Scene Investi g ators were called to the scene and investigate the incident. NARRATIVE : Thursdav: September 28, 2017 1730 hours I was contacted at home b y De tec ti ve Sergeant J. Rodrig uez #2 836 of the Santa Ana Police De pai1me nt Homicide Section, w ho adv ised me of an officer inv olved s hooting that had jus t occurred at 2650 North Grand Avenue. De tecti ve Sergeant Rodriguez re quested I respond and ass ist with the in vestigati o n. 1905 hours De tective Sergeant Rodrig u ez briefed the assisting detective on the circ ums tances surrounding the officer invo lve d shootin g . I was ass ig ned to handle the crime scene. 1938 hours I atTived at the c rime scene and checked in w ith Officer Fradella #35 10 , w ho was maintaining the crime scene personnel entry log. 2009 hours Sergeant E . Rivas #2679 prov ided a briefing concerning the officer invo lve d shooting and the status of the initial investigation by patrol officers. Present were Detectives from the Santa Ana Police D epartme nt Homicide Unit, Orange County District Attorney Investi gators and Orange County C rime Lab forens ic perso nnel. On Thursday, September 28, 20 17, detectives from the Santa Ana Police D epartme n t's Gan g Unit received informati on that the m a le su spects w ho hav e been invo lved in several armed robberies were staying a t th e C iv ic Center Inn located at 2 72 0 North Grand A venue. At approximately 1716 hours, three Gang Detectives in an unmarked silver Dodge Grand Caravan set up surveilla nce in the area. There were marked police vehicles nearby to conduct a stop in case the male suspects were seen. Timothy ESPINOZA was observed st anding on the driver side o f a black prime r Ford Explore r w ith California li cense at the C h evron Gas Station located at 2 650 Not1 h Grand A ve nue. The http :/ /ir 3/I R2 . Web/View.aspx?action=v iew _ re port&reportid=55000000000040741 6&xsl f... l 0/1 2/20 17