Hector Omar Rocha, OC Homicide No. 17: Another Shot in Front of Anaheim Apartments

This phrase should be saved on a hot key, it's been typed so much this year: police, responding to a call of gunfire, found a man shot up in front of an apartment complex. The latest victim was Hector Omar Rocha, who was gunned down Tuesday evening in the 900 block of West Lodge Avenue in Anaheim, taken to a hospital that listed the 29-year-old in critical condition, and died Wednesday afternoon.

As they have in other similar shootings this year, Anaheim Police investigators suspect the crime was gang-related, although they do not believe Rocha was a gang member. The shooter or shooters have yet to be identified.

Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call 714.765.1944.


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Similar reported cases in Anaheim this year (so far):

• Kevin Fahim Danyal, OC Homicide No. 15: Found Shot in Driveway

• Luis Arreola, OC Homicide No. 10: Shot Outside Apartments

• Lamar Curtis Bell, OC Homicide No. 9: Shot Dead Outside Apartments

And Santa Ana:

• Unidentified Male, OC Homicide No. 16: Shot in Underground Garage

• Daniel Gonzalez Jr., OC Homicide No. 11: Shot Sitting in Car

• Mario Carlos Hernandez, OC Homicide No. 6: Gang-Retaliation Shooting

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