Armando Barocio Salcido, a 60-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was killed on June 1, 2025, in Santa Ana, California. Shortly before 5 p.m., officers were dispatched to the strip mall at West 1st Street and South Newhope Street and found Salcido suffering from a gunshot wound behind Bottle Liquor & Spirit at 4502 W. 1st Street. Despite emergency response, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity and date of death were confirmed in a public obituary posted later that month.
Investigators canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage while homicide detectives opened a formal investigation. Early reports did not provide a motive, and police asked anyone with information to come forward. Coverage in local outlets reiterated the lack of immediate answers and the urgency of locating leads.
Community notices and briefings in the days that followed described Salcido as a grandfather and underscored the family’s plea for justice as detectives sought the shooter. Listings that track fatal shootings documented the precise location and date, aligning with police accounts from the day of the incident.
As of mid-June 2025, authorities publicly stated that no suspect had been identified and no arrests had been made, and they renewed calls for tips from the public. Subsequent summaries of the case continued to reflect the same status, noting the investigation remained active without a detailed suspect description.
