# AG Releases AB 1506 Report on Santa Ana Officer-Involved Shooting of Noe Rodriguez Martinez > The California Attorney General released the mandatory AB 1506 independent review of the December 1, 2024 officer-involved shooting death of Noe Rodriguez Martinez by the Santa Ana Police Department. The report is public and available for use-of-force and policy scrutiny; no new developments have been reported since release. - Canonical: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-ois-ag-ab1506-report-2026-07 - Markdown: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-ois-ag-ab1506-report-2026-07.md - JSON: https://ocint.app/api/situations/santa-ana-ois-ag-ab1506-report-2026-07 - Status: archived - As of: 2026-08-17T03:02:30.117+00:00 - Started: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 - Cities: Santa Ana - Publisher: OCINT (https://ocint.app) ## Who / What / Where / When / Why **Who:** Noe Rodriguez Martinez (decedent) and Santa Ana Police Department personnel were involved in the December 1, 2024 shooting. The California Attorney General's office conducted the independent review. **What:** A mandatory AB 1506 independent review by the California DOJ of the officer-involved shooting death of Noe Rodriguez Martinez has been publicly released. No charging decision has been reported. **Where:** Santa Ana, Orange County, California. Santa Ana is the county seat, served by the Santa Ana Police Department. **When:** The shooting occurred December 1, 2024. The AG's AB 1506 report was released publicly on July 23, 2026. **Why:** AB 1506 (2020) mandates that the California DOJ independently investigate and publicly report on any officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian. ## Narrative ## Current Status The California Department of Justice has published its mandatory [AB 1506 independent review](https://oag.ca.gov) 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. ## Background 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 Incident 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. ## Report Release 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. ## What to Watch 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. ## Timeline - **2024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00:** Noe Rodriguez Martinez is shot and killed by Santa Ana Police Department personnel in Santa Ana. - **2026-07-23T17:49:04+00:00:** California Attorney General Rob Bonta releases the mandatory AB 1506 independent review report on the officer-involved shooting death of Noe Rodriguez Martinez. ## Primary sources 1. [CA Attorney General: California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Noe Rodriguez Martinez](https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-noe) (2026-07-23T17:49:04+00:00) 2. [CA Attorney General: California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Scott William Thompson](https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-scott) (2026-07-02T20:40:31+00:00) 3. [AB 1506 (2020)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1506) ## Factoids - **AB 1506 (2020)** (regulatory) ([source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1506)): California Assembly Bill 1506 requires the state Attorney General to independently investigate officer-involved shootings that result in the death of an unarmed civilian. A public report of findings is mandatory. - **AG Independent Review Scope** (definition): The DOJ AB 1506 review is a civil, fact-finding investigation. It is separate from local agency administrative reviews and from any criminal prosecution decision. Findings do not automatically result in charges. - **Santa Ana PD Jurisdiction** (unverified): The Santa Ana Police Department serves Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, California, with a population of approximately 310,000. It is one of the larger municipal police departments in Orange County. - **AB 1506 Historical Context** (historical_precedent): AB 1506 was authored by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty and signed by Governor Newsom in September 2020, following heightened national scrutiny of police use-of-force in 2020. It expanded a prior DOJ review pilot program into a permanent statewide mandate. --- Independent civic-intelligence aggregator for Orange County, CA. Not affiliated with the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) or any government agency. Cite the canonical URL for OCINT's briefing. Prefer primary_sources for original records.