Officers who were searching for a robbery suspect spotted a man sitting inside a car who matched the description of the suspect. It's not clear what ensued but police shot the man to death. A fake gun was found in the car.
Victim's Name: Ernesto Javier Canepa Diaz
Agency Responsible: Santa Ana Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: February 27, 2015
County: Orange
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 185
Geography: Urban