Jose Lagunas Orenday, a 30-year-old Hispanic male from Santa Ana, California, was killed on Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2026, in a shooting at an apartment complex parking garage. Around 2:38 p.m., Santa Ana police were called to 225 S. Newhope Street after reports that a man had just been shot. When officers arrived, they found Orenday inside or near his vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso.
The attack appears to have unfolded while Orenday was sitting in
his car in the parking garage. The shooting was sudden and violent, leaving little time for intervention before police and emergency crews reached the scene. Paramedics from the Orange County Fire Authority responded, but Orenday was pronounced dead at the location.
Investigators described the case as a homicide and said the preliminary evidence suggested the shooting was gang-related. The available reports do not describe a confrontation, argument, or known motive beyond that gang-related classification. They also do not identify the shooter, provide a physical description of the suspect, or state whether Orenday was specifically targeted.
As of the available online reporting, no arrests had been announced. The suspect fled before officers arrived and remained at large in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. Santa Ana homicide detectives continued working to identify the person responsible and asked for additional witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
