A 22-year-old man was charged Friday with a fatal shooting in Santa Ana while out on bail on a drugs-and-gun case.
Adrian Ayala was charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for the discharge of a firearm causing death and committing a secondary offense while out on bail, according to court records. Ayala had bailed out Sept. 5 on charges of possessing a controlled substance while armed with a gun, carrying a loaded unregistered gun in public and carrying a concealed loaded unregistered gun, all felonies.
Ayala is accused of killing an unidentified male on Oct. 8, 2023 in Santa Ana. Further details were not immediately available as police and prosecutors did not immediately respond to requests for information.
Police earlier, however, reported a fatal shooting minutes before midnight Oct. 8. Police responded to a crash in the 2300 block of West Fifth Street when the driver lost control and slammed into a fence, police said.
Police found the driver, 26-year-old Gonzalo Carlos of Santa Ana was shot in the upper body, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.