Shooting at Santa Ana cemetery leaves one person dead
A shooting at Santa Ana Cemetery Wednesday evening left one person dead at the scene while another was taken to a trauma center.
Cpl. Anthony Bertagna, a Santa Ana Police spokesperson, said a call was received of shots being fired inside the cemetery at 6:30 p.m.
The cemetery was incorrectly first identified by Santa Ana Police as Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave. The body was found on adjacent Santa Ana Cemetery, 1919 E. Santa Clara Ave.
Paramedics declared one man dead upon arrival while another male was taken to a hospital. Ages of both men were unknown, as is the condition of the injured person.
According to Bertagna, a “large group of people” were in attendance when the shootings took place. It is unknown how many shooters were involved. Suspects fled the memorial park by vehicle.
#SantaAnaPD #PublicAdvisory - Police activity at Fairhaven Cemetery (1702 Fairhaven Avenue). Detectives currently investigating a homicide. Please stay away from the area #SAPDPIO #activeinvestigation
— SantaAnaPD (@SantaAnaPD) June 25, 2020
It is unclear whether the gunfire broke out during a funeral service.
The shooting is under investigation.
Updates:
11:50 PM, Jun. 24, 2020: The cemetery was incorrectly first identified by Santa Ana Police as Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave. The body was found on adjacent Santa Ana Cemetery, 1919 E. Santa Clara Ave.