OC Man Convicted In 7-Eleven Gang Shooting: Courts

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A 29-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of shooting a man outside a convenience store in Santa Ana, court records show.

Christian Medina was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm, both felonies, with sentencing enhancements of attempted premeditated murder, discharge of a gun causing great bodily injury, inflicting great bodily injury on the victim and personal use of a gun during a felony.

Medina shot the victim Feb. 2, 2020 outside of 7-Eleven store in Westminster, according to Westminster police.

As the man was leaving the store the defendant asked him, "Where are you from," which is what police often refer to as a "gang hit up" or "challenge."

The victim said, "nowhere -- where are you from," police testified.

Medina responded with the name of a local gang, which prompted the victim to curse the gang, which led to the shooting, police testified.

The victim managed to make his way to a hospital on his own after he fled the shooting, police testified.

Medina was scheduled to be sentenced June 27 in the West Justice Center in Westminster.

City News Service contributed to this report.