SANTA ANA : Woman Shoots, Kills Self Near Hospital
- Share via
A 30-year-old Santa Ana woman died Tuesday after shooting herself in the chest on a street next to a psychiatric hospital, police said.
Standing in the 2200 block of East 4th Street, she yelled that she had a gun and was going to commit suicide. Authorities declined to identify the woman, pending notification of family members.
A hospital employee called police about 9:20 a.m. Officers at the scene saw the woman sitting near a hospital wall, Lt. Robert Helton said. She then held a gun to her chest and fired.
She was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, where she died at 10:15 a.m.
Police said they did not know if the woman was a patient at the hospital. Officers recovered a .25-caliber handgun used in the shooting, Helton said.
Hospital officials refused comment.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
