Man arrested after gunshots hit mobile homes in Costa Mesa

By Hannah FryStaff Writer

Feb. 1, 2016 1:08 PM PT

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A Costa Mesa man was arrested Saturday night at the Sea Breeze Villas mobile home park on suspicion of firing a handgun into the ground and occupied homes.

Costa Mesa police responded to reports of gunshots at the mobile home park in the 100 block of East 16th Street shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday.

Officers searched two homes and found spent shell casings in one of them, police Lt. Greg Scott said.

According to Scott, Ezekiel Peralta, 31, apparently had been arguing with an unidentified person before he went outside and began firing a handgun, hitting the ground and surrounding homes. No injuries were reported.

Police arrested Peralta on suspicion of shooting into an inhabited dwelling.

Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.