The California Department of Justice has published its mandatory AB 1506 independent review of the officer-involved shooting death of Noe Rodriguez Martinez, which occurred on December 1, 2024, involving Santa Ana Police Department personnel. Attorney General Rob Bonta released the report on July 23, 2026, making the state's independent findings available for public, legislative, and policy review. No new developments have been reported since the release date.

AB 1506, signed into law in 2020, requires the California DOJ to conduct independent investigations of any officer-involved shooting that results in the death of an unarmed civilian. The law was designed to provide an independent check on local agency findings and to produce a public-facing report of the circumstances, evidence reviewed, and relevant conclusions.

The shooting occurred on December 1, 2024, in Santa Ana. Noe Rodriguez Martinez was killed. The Santa Ana Police Department was the involved law enforcement agency. Specific circumstances of the encounter — including location, number of officers involved, and sequence of events — are drawn from the AG's report; details beyond what the report establishes are not independently confirmed at this time.

According to the California DOJ, the AB 1506 report on this incident was released publicly on July 23, 2026. The report represents the state's independent review and is distinct from any internal SAPD administrative review or any potential prosecutorial decision. No charging decision by the AG's office has been reported in connection with this release.

Stakeholders will be monitoring whether the AG's findings prompt any policy changes at the Santa Ana Police Department, whether the Santa Ana City Council takes up the report, and whether any civil litigation is filed by the decedent's family. No further official actions have been reported as of the last update.