A 26-year-old man died late Sunday after he was shot, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a fence in Santa Ana, police said.
The crash occurred just before midnight on the 2300 block of West 5th Street, where police found the victim, Gonzalo Carlos from Santa Ana, suffering from gunshot wounds in his upper torso, police said. Orange County Fire Authority personnel pronounced Carlos dead at the scene.
The shooting did not appear to be gang-related, Santa Ana Police Officer Natalie Garcia said Monday. Details surrounding the circumstances of the homicide are under investigation.
Anyone with information helpful to investigators was asked to call SAPD Homicide Section Detectives at (714) 245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP OCCS.
