Orange, California, shooting: the gates are locked, a boy dies in the arms of a woman inside. This is what the police learned about the mass shooting

The killings were at least the 20th mass shooting since the attacks in the spas in Atlanta area two weeks ago. Although investigations are still ongoing, police have begun to find out what happened behind the locked gates of the courtyard, where the doors to the suites are, as well as what led to the horrific violence.

Amat received five calls to 911, Amat said. Officers were at the complex about 30 minutes south of Los Angeles about two minutes later.

When they got there, they heard shots being fired inside, but they could not enter immediately. From inside, the gates to the courtyard of the building were locked using a bicycle cable lock, Amat said.

It is unclear whether they were meant to keep the victims inside or keep officers outside, police officers said.

What the police found when they entered

After police entered into conversation with the suspect and fired shots, police used bolt cutters to enter the courtyard and found the suspect, who was injured, and arrested him. Police said earlier it was unclear whether his injury was self-inflicted.

In the courtyard, police also found the boy and the adult woman who survived. She was taken to a local hospital, where she is in a critical but stable condition, Amat said.

In addition to the boy, the men were two women and a man, Amat said.

One of the women was found on top of a foreigner. According to Amat, the man was found in one office building, and the other woman was found in a separate office building.

The suites where some victims were found belong to a business identified as Unified Homes, said Amat, a real estate company specializing in mobile homes.

Investigators found a semi-automatic pistol and a backpack with pepper spray, handcuffs and ammunition, which authorities said belonged to the suspect.

The victims

The Orange Police Department on Friday identified the four victims as Matthew Farias (9); Jenevieve Raygoza (28); Leticia Solis Guzman, 58; and Luis Tovar (50).

The suspect

Police have identified the suspect as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, 44, of Fullerton, California. He is in a local hospital in a critical but stable condition, Amat said.

Authorities said he would be tried on Friday afternoon and face four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of attempted murder of a police officer.

However, the trial was adjourned until Monday. Public defender Ken Morrison told CNN that Gonzalez was not in a position to make an intelligent decision about his case and that he was not conscious at the time.

“Prosecutors also allege the special circumstances of multiple murders,” according to the district attorney’s office.

Gonzalez, who apparently lived in a motel room in Anaheim, arrived at the complex with a rental car and parked it in a very nearby parking lot, Amat said.

A preliminary investigation by law enforcement officials concluded that the suspect used a weapon purchased legally, she added.

The investigation

Authorities remained at the scene Thursday to complete the investigation.

Spitzer said investigators were there for two reasons: to investigate the mass shooting, as well as the shooting aspect of the officer involved, to ensure objectivity and transparency.

Spitzer stressed that under the California law, the suspect is eligible for the death penalty because there were multiple victims.

Prosecutors are also investigating whether the fact that the gates are locked is “waiting,” Spitzer said, a special circumstance that could also take the suspect to death.

During his tenure, Spitzer said he had reviewed nearly 20 murder cases to prosecute the death penalty, but he had never filed one death case.

“Asking a jury to deliver a death sentence is the most important consequence we ask, and it is the only consequence that a jury makes the decision as opposed to a judge,” he said.