Crime & Safety

2 Critical After Late-Night Shooting

BREAKING: One victim fell into the street after being shot and was struck by a car, Santa Ana police said.

SANTA ANA, CA – Two men were hospitalized in critical condition today after a shooting on a Santa Ana street, authorities said.

It happened at 11:20 p.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of South Bristol Street, said Santa Ana police Cmdr. Matt Sorenson.

One man was shot in the lower torso, fell into the street and was struck by a car whose driver stopped at the scene, Sorenson said. The second man was shot in the upper torso about 30 yards south of the first man, the commander said.

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No suspect information was available, Sorenson said. Investigators were at the scene looking for witnesses and Bristol Street was closed between Warner Avenue and Hemlock Way until 2 a.m.

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