Shooter ‘made incriminating statements’ after arrest, Southern California police say
The Santa Ana Police Division arrested two Backyard Grove residents who allegedly shot and killed a Santa Ana man earlier this month.
Jorge Valazquez, 29, succumbed to gunshot wounds to his higher torso after he was attacked a couple of minutes earlier than 2 a.m. on Aug. 13, the SAPD stated in a information launch.
Detectives canvassed the realm close to 2734 N. Bristol St. and “recognized a number of suspects who had been on the scene throughout the capturing,” together with 31-year-old Diana Tenorio, stated police.
She was arrested Aug. 15, and police added {that a} gun was discovered at her house.
The alleged shooter, 30-year-old Manuel Chairez, was arrested in Moreno Valley on Aug. 16.
He later “made incriminating statements” to detectives and was charged with homicide two days later.
Chairez is being held with out bail on the Theo Lacy Facility, and he is because of seem in Central Superior Court docket on Friday.
Tenorio was launched from the Central Ladies’s Jail on Aug. 17 as a legal criticism had not been filed at that time. Court docket data don’t listing a scheduled courtroom date for her.
Anybody with info is requested to name detectives at 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.