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Policy 305Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/02/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOfficer-Involved Shootings and Deaths - 1Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths 305.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy and establishes guidelines for the investigation of an incident in which a person is injured or dies as the result of an officer-involved shooting or dies as a result of other action of an officer. In other incidents not covered by this policy, the Chief of Police has the discretion and authority to decide that the investigation will follow the process set forth in this policy. 305.2 POLICY The policy of the Santa Ana Police Department is to ensure that officer-involved shootings and deaths are investigated in a thorough, fair and impartial manner. 305.3 TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS Officer-involved shootings and deaths involve numerous separate and independent investigations that may include: •A criminal investigation of the suspect’s actions. •A criminal investigation of the involved officers actions. •An administrative investigation as to policy compliance by involved officers. •A civil investigation to determine potential civil liability. 305.4 CONTROL OF INVESTIGATIONS Investigators from surrounding agencies may be assigned to work on the criminal investigation of an officer-involved shooting and/or death. This may include at a minimum one investigator from the agency that employs the involved officer. Jurisdiction is determined by the location of the shooting or death and the agency employing the involved officer. The following scenarios outline the jurisdictional responsibilities for investigating officer-involved shootings and deaths. 305.4.1 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECT ACTIONS The investigation of any possible criminal conduct by the suspect is controlled by the agency in whose jurisdiction the suspect’s crime occurred. For example, the Santa Ana Police Department would control the investigation if the suspect’s crime occurred in Santa Ana. If multiple crimes have been committed in multiple jurisdictions, identification of the agency that will control the investigation may be reached in the same way as with any other crime. The investigation may be conducted by the agency in control of the criminal investigation of the involved officer, at the discretion of the Chief of Police and with concurrence from the other agency. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/02/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOfficer-Involved Shootings and Deaths - 2305.4.2 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER ACTIONS The control of the criminal investigation into the involved officer’s conduct during the incident will be determined by either the Orange County District Attorney's office or the California Department of Justice. When an officer from this department is involved, the criminal investigation will be handled according to the Criminal Investigation section of this policy. Requests made of this department to investigate an officer involved shooting or death involving an officer from an outside agency shall be referred to the Chief of Police or the authorized designee for approval. 305.4.3 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL INVESTIGATION Regardless of where the incident occurs, the administrative and civil investigation of all involved officers is controlled by the respective employing agency. 305.5 INVESTIGATION PROCESS The following guidelines should be used in the investigation of an officer-involved shooting or death. 305.5.1 UNINVOLVED OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES Upon arrival at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, the first uninvolved SAPD officer will be the officer-in-charge and will assume the responsibilities of a supervisor until properly relieved. This officer should, as appropriate: (a)Secure the scene and identify and eliminate hazards for all those involved. (b)Take reasonable steps to obtain emergency medical attention for apparent injured individuals. (c)Request additional resources from the Department or other agencies. (d)Coordinate a perimeter or if applicable, pursuit of suspects. (e)Check for injured persons and evacuate as needed. (f)Brief the supervisor immediately upon arrival. 305.5.2 SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES Upon arrival at the scene, the first uninvolved SAPD supervisor should ensure completion of the duties as outlined above, plus: (a)Attempt to obtain a brief overview of the situation from any uninvolved officers. 1.In the event there are no uninvolved officers who can supply adequate overview, the supervisor should attempt to obtain a brief voluntary overview from one involved officer. (b)The supervisor shall administratively order any SAPD officer to immediately provide a Public Safety Statement necessary to secure the scene, identify injured parties and pursue suspects. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/02/26, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOfficer-Involved Shootings and Deaths - 31.The Public Safety Statement shall be limited to such things as outstanding suspect information, number and direction of any shots fired, perimeter of the incident scene, identity of known or potential witnesses and any other pertinent information. 2.The initial on-scene supervisor should not attempt to order any involved officer to provide any additional information other than the Public Safety Statement set forth above. (c)Provide all available information to the Watch Commander and Communications Division. If feasible, sensitive information should be communicated over secure networks. (d)Take command of and secure the incident scene with additional SAPD members until properly relieved by another supervisor or other assigned