Santa Maria Residents Face New Violence as Second Shooting Wounds Man on South Western Avenue
Police report two incidents occur within 24-hour span
Violence struck Santa Maria again on Saturday evening as a gunman wounded a man on the 700 block of South Western Avenue.
Dispatchers received the first reports of the disturbance shortly after 8 p.m. responding to the sounds of gunfire. Officers arrived at the scene to locate the source of the incident. They found a 40-year-old male who had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound according to the Santa Maria Police Department.
Fire personnel and emergency medical responders arrived on the scene to render aid. Paramedics and Santa Maria fire personnel assisted the victim. The group transported the injured man to Marian Regional Medical Center for further treatment. The victim’s condition is described as non-life-threatening.
This weekend incident marks the second shooting reported in the city within a 24-hour timeframe.
On the previous evening, a would-be robber shot a victim in the leg during an attempted robbery. Police have since arrested one of the two suspects involved in that crime.
Authorities are currently investigating the full scope of the Saturday shooting. The police ask anyone with information related to the shooting to contact the Santa Maria Police Department Communications Center at (805) 928-3781 ext. 2277 or the Anonymous Tip Line at (805) 928-3781 ext. 2677.
First reported by CalCoast News.
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