A late Saturday night shooting in Santa Ana left 41-year-old Moises Rufino Gil-Benitez dead. On February 7, 2026, at about 11:10 p.m., gunfire broke out outside a house party in the 700 block of South Broadway. Officers arriving at the scene found three people in the roadway with gunshot wounds.

Emergency personnel took all three to a local hospital. Gil-Benitez succumbed to his injuries; a 20-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were reported in stable condition and expected to survive. Detectives with the Santa Ana Police Department opened a homicide investigation, and as of initial reports no suspects had been identified and no arrests made. The motive for the shooting remains unknown.

Anyone who was in the area that night or who may have seen or heard anything related to the shooting is asked to come forward with information.