Homicide in Stanton 

December 22, 2024 – STANTON, CA – Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on Friday, December 20, 2024, at approximately 4:19 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Orangewood Ave. and Court Street in the city of Stanton on reports of a shooting that had just occurred.

When deputies arrived, they located one adult male with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle on Court Street. That victim, identified as Jonathan Alexis Jimenez, 18, of Stanton, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

A second adult male, located in the same vehicle, was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting.

Friday night, several subjects were detained at the scene while the Sheriff’s Homicide and Gang Enforcement Team (GET) are continuing to investigate.

The Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Sheriff's Dispatch at 714-647-7000. Anonymous information may be provided through Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS, or online at www.ocsheriff.gov/occrimestoppers. 

Source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department