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Santa Ana police officers have arrested three men suspected of being involved in a South Coast Metro gang-related homicide that occurred Saturday night, when the occupants of a vehicle traveling on MacArthur Boulevard allegedly shot into another vehicle, killing the driver.
Alfredo Ivan Pulido, 22, Leonel Diaz, 21 and Jason Garcia, 21 all residents of Santa Ana were booked on suspicion of murder, assault with a firearm on a person and additional gang-related charges stemming from the incident, according to a release issued Sunday.
The victim was identified Monday by a police spokesman as 23-year-old Santa Ana resident Nick Torres. Torres sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Three Men Arrested in Connection with Suspected Gang Killing
“Obviously we have a gang problem,” said Santa Ana Police spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bertagna.
“In any shooting, especially when people are driving down the road and people are shooting, [there’s] a concern that innocent bystanders can get hit.”
The latest killing happened Feb. 6, where police said Nick Torres was shot dead at Bear Street and MacArthur Boulevard about 9:12 p.m. A female passenger in his BMW was uninjured.
According to a police report, a witness saw a green SUV traveling eastbound on MacArthur Boulevard accelerate next to the gray BMW, and heard three to five gunshots before watching the green SUV drive away.