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Police say they believe Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez locked the Orange County office complex and lay in wait before opening fire and killing four people.
Spitzer said the "horrific rampage" was the result of a "targeted" attack. All the victims knew Gonzalez through business or personal relationships.
At around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to reports of shots fired at the offices of Unified Homes, a real estate business and mobile home seller located in the complex alongside other businesses.
A law enforcement source told ABC7 said the gunman shot "into the windows" after locking the courtyard. Since the gates were chained shut with bike cable locks, officers were forced to engage Gonzalez from the outside while they waited for bolt cutters. Gonzalez was also armed with pepper spray and handcuffs, police said.
Eventually, Gonzalez was apprehended with a gunshot wound — though authorities did not say if it was sustained by an officer or self-inflicted.
In the complex's courtyard, police then found two victims, the young boy and a woman who remains in critical condition. On the upstairs outdoor landing, police found a woman fatally shot. Two others were found inside the office.
Lt. Jennifer Amat, a spokeswoman for the Orange Police Department, said Thursday that police found a semi-automatic handgun, a backpack with pepper spray, handcuffs, and ammunition in the scene. They believe it belonged to Gonzalez.
Public records list Gonzalez's address as a mobile home park in Anaheim that appears to be closed. He is listed as the owner of three trucking businesses and a relative of a licensed real estate agent who works for Unified Homes.
Fifteen people were shot Monday, three of them fatally, in Chicago gun violence.[Link]
Overall, Monday was nearly as violent as the entire weekend in Chicago, when 20 people were shot, four of them fatally.
Seriously tho, a tragic situation and my condolences go out to those who lost their lives, especially the young boy.