Crime & Safety

Man Found Shot To Death Behind OC Business

The man was found shot to death Sunday behind a liquor store in Orange County, police said.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A man was found shot to death Sunday behind a liquor store in Santa Ana, authorities said Monday.

Officers responded at around 4:45 p.m. Sunday to a call of a man down behind the business at 4502 W. First St., near Newhope St., according to the Santa Ana Police Department.

The found the man suffering from a single gunshot wound, police said.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene by Orange County Fire Authority paramedics. His name was withheld pending family notification.

A possible motive was unclear, and no suspect information was available.

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