An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and another hospitalized in Santa Ana.
The Santa Ana Police Department identified the suspect as Anthony Arias, 18, of Garden Grove.
On Feb. 26, police responded to a shooting near 1200 E. Borchard Avenue just before 9 p.m.
Officers found a 20-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Minutes later, officers were alerted to another shooting near 700 E. Elder Avenue. Police found a second victim, David Nicholas Bravo Martinez, 22, of Santa Ana, also with a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
Despite lifesaving measures, Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect had fled the area. Police later determined the two shootings were connected.
Anthony Arias, 18, of Garden Grove, was arrested for murder in a shooting that left one person dead …Anthony Arias, 18, of Garden Grove, was arrested for murder in a shooting that left one person dead and another hospitalized in Santa Ana. (Santa Ana Police Department)
Following an investigation, police identified Arias as the suspected shooter.
Detectives said Arias was walking on the street when the victims drove by and confronted him about his gang affiliation. That’s when Arias reportedly opened fire and shot the two men.
On Sept. 4, homicide detectives, with help from the Gang Suppression Unit, Career Criminal Unit, and U.S. Marshals, located Arias in Orange and took him into custody.
He was booked into the Santa Ana Jail for murder.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call SAPD Homicide Detectives at 714-245-8390.
Anonymous tips can be provided to OC Crime Stoppers at 1-855-847-6227 or online at occrimestoppers.org.
