The Sept. 2 shoot-out in a Santa Ana, California, high-rise apartment tower was the result of a drug-related robbery gone wrong, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Police responded to reported gunfire at the Essex Skyline complex at 15 MacArthur Place around 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 2 to discover three wounded men scattered throughout the building. The three, ages 19, 25, and 27, were all taken to a local hospital for treatment.