Police kill 16-year-old boy in family disturbance in Santa Ana, officials say - BERITAJA

A 16-year-old boy was changeable and killed Sunday evening by Santa Ana constabulary aft a family dispute, according to authorities.

Officers responded to the 3400 artifact of South Main Street about 10:30 p.m. aft a man had called constabulary and said his girlfriend’s boy was nether the influence, destroying spot and had stabbed him, constabulary officials said successful a news release.

Officers arrived astatine the segment and recovered the 16-year-old equipped pinch a knife, according to the release. The officers changeable the teen, who died astatine the scene.

In home situations for illustration this, arriving officers’ “main extremity is to deescalate the situation,” Santa Ana constabulary spokesperson Natalie Garcia told reporters astatine the segment Sunday night. “Our officers did the champion they could to de-escalate that business ... from occurring into thing fatal.”

No officers were injured successful the incident.

The Santa Ana Police Department’s Homicide Unit, the Internal Affairs Division, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office will analyse the shooting.

Anyone pinch accusation is encouraged to interaction the Santa Ana Police Department.