Deputies detained several suspects after a shooting in Stanton left one man dead and another victim injured on Friday afternoon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The sheriff’s department said deputies responded at around 4:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the area of Orangewood Avenue and Court Street.
Upon arriving, deputies said they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound. OCSD did not immediately say where the gunshot wound was located on the man’s body.
First responders transported the victim to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. As of Friday evening, the victim’s identity had not been revealed.
OCSD’s Stanton station said a second adult victim was also found in the area of the shooting and was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.
“Several subjects have been detained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing,” wrote OCSD in an X post on Friday evening.
Details are limited and initial reports did not detail whether the victims were known to the suspects or if there was an altercation before the shooting.