SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Santa Ana police shot and killed a man after a foot chase late Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident began about 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Birch Street, where gang unit detectives were on patrol, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.
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The detectives encountered a car, possibly parked on Birch or in an alley, when a man exited the vehicle and ran from the location, Bertagna said.
The detectives chased the man through several buildings, and at one point an officer-involved shooting occurred, according to police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was not immediately known what prompted the shooting, Bertagna said.
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Investigators at the scene were searching for possible witnesses and surveillance video.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police department at (714) 245-8665.
KABC
Police responded after a man was fatally shot by gang unit detectives in Santa Ana on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (OC Hawk)