Fernando Manuel Lopez was 20 when he was found with a gunshot wound in the southbound lanes of Bristol Street near Memory Lane in Santa Ana, California, shortly after 12:28 a.m. on June 30, 2024. Emergency personnel performed life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Santa Ana Police Department homicide investigators identified 19-year-old Adrain Lopez of Santa Ana as the primary suspect and arrested him near his residence on July 11, 2024. Detectives executed multiple search warrants during the inquiry and recovered additional evidence, including the firearm alleged to have been used. Adrain Lopez was charged with murder under California Penal Code 187(a). The motive for the shooting has not been released.

Anyone with information about the incident or who saw activity near Bristol Street and Memory Lane that night is asked to contact investigators.