A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy and injuring a 16-year-old male bystander in Santa Ana, police said Wednesday, June 12.
The shooting occurred the afternoon of June 5 in a neighborhood on the 900 block of West Bishop Street. Two 13-year-old boys were on foot when they were shot at. One teen fled the scene uninjured while the other suffered a gunshot wound in the upper torso and died in the hospital two days later, police said in a statement.
A third teen, described as an innocent bystander, was shot inside his residence and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
On June 7, police arrested Raymond Mario Jimenez from Santa Ana on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and shooting inside an inhabited dwelling.
The shooting was believed to be gang-related, Santa Ana police have said.
