Aaron Jonathan Chavez, 23, was shot dead on the night of August 12, 2014, near Main and West 12th streets in Santa Ana. He was sitting in the front passenger seat of a red four-door Chevy around 11:30 p.m. when a person on foot approached the vehicle and fired at least ten rounds into the car. Chavez was struck multiple times and died before police arrived. Two women in the car were critically injured but survived.

Police recovered the vehicle and reviewed downtown surveillance footage. Investigators said they ruled out gang activity and robbery, noting that no personal belongings had been taken, and they noted a possible link to a drug deal. The suspect fled in a white SUV that had been parked nearby. No further outcome is included in these details.

Did anyone in the downtown area that night notice the white SUV or unusual activity around Main and West 12th?