A man driving in the car with his 2-year-old was severely injured in separate shootings that happened on the same day and injured two other people who were hospitalized for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Officers responded at Peoria Street and Fair Oaks Avenue Saturday at around 9:05 p.m. to reports regarding shots fired, according to Pasadena Police Department Lt. Keith Gomez.
An investigation was conducted, which revealed to officers that a shooting did occur in the double unit block of Peoria.
Police were later notified that two male victims arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. According to Gomez, their injuries were deemed non- life-threatening.
A second shooting occurred shortly after 9:35 p.m. when officers responded near Marengo Avenue and Painter Street to a report about a man down in the 100 block of Painter Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Gomez said.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Investigators discovered the man had been shot while driving his vehicle with his 2-year-old child sitting in a rear child-restraint seat, Gomez said. The child-restraint seat was struck multiple times, but the 2-year-old was not injured during the shooting, he said.
It's unclear what led to the shootings or if the two are connected.
Anyone with information regarding the two shootings was urged to contact the PPD at 626-744-4241. Tipsters who choose to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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