Young man wounded in Uptown Whittier shooting
WHITTIER -- A young man was wounded in a shooting early Saturday on a residential street in Uptown Whittier, police said.
Whittier police officials received numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting gunshots about 3:25 a.m. in the 12400 block of Pasadena Street, Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The shots appeared to have come from a large group of people that had been gathered in the street, the lieutenant said.
Officers found no victims or suspects when they arrived, however they did discover bullet casings in the street, he said.
About half an hour later, Solorza said, officials at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital notified police that a gunshot victim had arrived at the emergency room.
The victim, an 18-year-old Whittier residents, had been shot several times and suffered a collapsed lung but was expected to survive, police said.
The wounded man was not cooperating with investigators, Solorza added, and a description of the attacker was not available.
Police suspected the shooting may have been gang-related, however the investigation was ongoing.
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