Angel Fregoso, 31, was fatally shot in Santa Ana in the early hours of September 10, 2023. Officers responded about 2:50 a.m. to the 1400 block of South Main Street and found Fregoso inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper torso; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say Fregoso and a female acquaintance had stopped at the Mobil at 1465 S. Main St. When they were preparing to leave, two suspects approached and asked about gang affiliation. The encounter escalated and one of the suspects shot Fregoso in the head; both assailants then fled. Detectives later identified 35-year-old Santa Ana resident Jose Manuel Quiroz as the primary suspect and arrested him on November 8, 2023. The Orange County District Attorney charged Quiroz on November 10, 2023, with felony murder and enhancements for gang involvement and use of a firearm; he pleaded not guilty at arraignment and has a pretrial hearing set for January 22, 2024.

The Santa Ana Police Department continues to investigate and has urged anyone with information to contact SAPD Homicide or Orange County Crime Stoppers. Did anyone see activity near the Mobil on South Main that morning or have information about the two suspects?