SANTA ANA, Calif.—A suspect was shot and killed by a police officer in Santa Ana during a traffic stop, authorities said Nov. 17.
The shooting happened around 2:05 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 100 block of South McClay Street, according to Sgt. Maria Lopez of the Santa Ana Police Department.
Officers stopped a vehicle with three men inside and during the traffic stop they encountered one of the men with a handgun and the officers opened fire, police said.
The suspect sustained gunshot wounds to his upper torso and paramedics with Orange County Fire Authority took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Lopez said.
The other two men and the officers were not injured during the shooting.