Hispanic/Latino. Adrian Torres, age 13, male, was shot on the evening of September 8, 2025, in the 400 block of South Susan Street in Santa Ana, California, after multiple 9-1-1 calls reported gunfire around 8:15–8:20 p.m. Police described the attack as gang-related and responded to a residential neighborhood where they found four juveniles struck by gunfire. Adrian Torres, age 13, male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Adrian Torres, age 13, male, was identified at first through family statements and community posts that quickly circulated after the shooting. A family-organized fundraiser confirmed his name and the circumstances, and memorial pages later recorded the date and place of his death. In the aftermath, neighbors and classmates left remembrances while authorities continued processing the scene for evidence.
According to police accounts reported by local outlets, three other teenagers were wounded during the same burst of gunfire and survived with injuries that were not immediately detailed publicly. Officers canvassed the block for surveillance footage and witnesses while detectives worked to determine the motive beyond the early gang-related assessment. The residential setting—front yards, parked cars, the familiar stretch of Susan Street—was transformed into a cordoned crime scene under floodlights late into the night.
As of the most recent reports, investigators had not announced any arrests, and no suspect descriptions were released. Officials urged anyone with information to contact Santa Ana Police Department Homicide or Orange County Crime Stoppers, underscoring that the case remained active and open.
