Crime & Safety

19-Year-Old Shot To Death In OC; Gunman At Large

A 19-year-old man was shot to death in Orange County Monday, authorities said.

A 19-year-old man was shot to death in Santa Ana, authorities said Tuesday.
A 19-year-old man was shot to death in Santa Ana, authorities said Tuesday. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A 19-year-old man was shot to death in Santa Ana, authorities said Tuesday.

The shooting victim was later identified as Angel Junior Vuelvas, the Santa Ana Police Department reported.

Officers responding about 6:40 p.m. Monday to a report of a shooting in the 1100 block of South Poplar Street located Vuelvas on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

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Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he died from his gunshot wounds.

Santa Ana police homicide detectives asked anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at 714-245-8390. Anonymous tips can be made to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.

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